Scottish government has spent £1.2bn mitigating Westminster's 14 years of austerity, figures show

THE Scottish government has spent around £1.2 billion in the past 14 years mitigating the impacts of Westminster’s welfare reforms, official figures say.
More than £631 million was spent in the past five financial years for support for those affected by the bedroom tax and benefit cap introduced in 2010.
Responding to a written parliamentary question, the government added that £905.6m was invested in the Scottish Child Payment between February 2021 and September 2024.
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