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We are committed to hearing directly from everyone in Scotland with an interest, to develop our approach and inform decisions. We carried out a three month consultation process between July and October 2016, recieving just over 500 formal responses. Independent anlysis of responses will result in a report being published in early 2017.
Our direct engagement will continue with our Experience Panels which will be set up in spring 2017. These will involve at least 2,000 people who have direct experience of receiving benefits to help shape Scotland’s first ever social security system. People from across the country will be recruited to help to design and test the new system to ensure it works for them.
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Page updated: Tuesday, November 29, 2016