Social Security Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private.

2. Annual uprating of devolved social security assistance: The Committee will take evidence on the annual uprating of devolved social security assistance from—
Shirley-Anne Somerville, Cabinet Secretary for Social Security and Older People, Veronica Smith, Policy Officer, and Vana Anastasiadou, Economic Adviser Social Security Policy Analysis, Scottish Government.

3. Pre-budget Scrutiny: The Committee will take evidence as part of its Pre-Budget Scrutiny from—
Shirley-Anne Somerville, Cabinet Secretary for Social Security and Older People, Alison Byrne, Deputy Director Social Security Programme Delivery Support, and Ruth Steele, Social Security Strategic Financial Policy Team Leader, Scottish Government.

4. Evidence review: The Committee will consider the evidence heard.

Proposed future business

The Committee will next meet on 31 October. For further information, contact Anne Peat the Clerk to the Committee on 0131 348 5182 or by email at SocialSecurityCommittee@parliament.scot