Scotland's benefits system isn't working for those ignored by politicians
Writing in the Daily Record, Save the Children's Head of Scotland Claire Telfer says politicians are too often using social security as a political football.
"Children across Scotland are currently bearing the brunt of a social security system that isn’t working, but politicians have the power to change this."
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