Older People in Poverty (Income Maximisation)

Part of the debate – in the Scottish Parliament at on 9 November 2023.

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Photo of Shirley-Anne Somerville Shirley-Anne Somerville Scottish National Party

That issue is, again, reserved to Westminster, unfortunately, and the Scottish Government and Scottish Parliament do not have the powers to alleviate the injustice that the WASPI women suffer because of the actions that have been taken by successive UK Governments, which is a deep disappointment to me, to the Government and to many members across the chamber. I hope that some of the actions and schemes on which I provided information in previous answers show the member that we are absolutely determined to support older people in general. It is a shame that we cannot do more to help the WASPI women, but it is outwith devolved competence.