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3rd Meeting, 2025
The Committee considered its work programme.
The Committee considered the responses from the Scottish Government and COSLA regarding the Social Welfare Fund and agreed to write to the Scottish Government and monitor monthly administrative data.
The Committee agreed to invite the Chair of the Scottish Commission on Social Security to provide evidence on the Commission’s work.
The Committee agreed to hold an evidence session on the causes of the housing emergency and measures being taken to address them.
The Committee agreed to invite the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice to provide evidence on the work being done by the Scottish Government to reduce child poverty in Scotland.
The Committee agreed to invite the Secretary of State for Scotland to give evidence on the work being done by the UK Government to eradicate child poverty in Scotland.
The Committee agreed to invite the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to provide evidence on her role as co-chair of the UK Government’s Child Poverty Taskforce.
The Committee agreed to write to the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee in relation to its inquiry on committee effectiveness.
The Committee considered the response from the Minister for Housing on the homelessness prevention pilots and agreed to await the outcome of the pilots.
The Committee agreed to visit Social Security Scotland.
The Committee agreed to hold a business planning day in June.