Fury as bill for Scotland’s own welfare system doubles to £651MILLION SNP NicolaSturgeon
) previously said the full cost of devolution of Scotland’s new social security would be around £308 million. Eleven benefits are being transferred from the UK’s Department for Work and Pensions to Holyrood in the biggest handover of responsibilities since the birth of devolution in 1999.But the price has soared because the set up of the new social security system is taking longer than previously estimated.
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