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Personal Independence Payment
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Number of Scots facing benefit sanctions doubles over three years
The number of people who have had their benefits sanctioned in Scotland has doubled over the last three years.
‘An attack on human rights’: how austerity is eroding the lives of disabled people
The Ferret and HuffPost investigate the impact of government austerity policy on the lives of disabled people in Scotland.
Disabled in Scotland: death by a thousand cuts
The Ferret hears from those affected why the current disability support system is "humiliating" and "not fit for purpose".
Revealed: £56m cuts to disability payments hit Scotland’s poorest hardest
Many of Scotland's poorest communities have been hit hardest by cuts to disability benefits with over £56 million lost in annual payments, The Ferret can reveal.
FFS Explains: the changing benefits system in the UK and Scotland
Ferret Fact Service looks at Westminster welfare reforms and changes to Holyrood's benefits system.
