Social Security Committee
Committee covers:
- Scottish social security policy
- the delivery and payment of benefits that help address poverty
- Scottish social security benefits that provide support for:
- carers
- cold-spell heating
- disability
- early years
- employment injury
- funeral expenses
- housing
- short-term support
- winter heating
Next meeting
Details of current business and future meetings are available on the parliament.scot site
Get in touch
If you want to get in touch, you can contact Anne Peat, the Clerk for the committee.
Address: The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 5320 Find out about call charges.
Twitter: @SP_SocialSecur
If you're appearing as a witness at a committee, take a look at our witness guide for more information.
Members
Members of the Social Security Committee
Current Members
Bob Doris
Convener
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn (Constituency)
Pauline McNeill
Deputy Convener
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: Glasgow (Region)
Tom Arthur
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Renfrewshire South (Constituency)
Jeremy Balfour
Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: Lothian (Region)
Keith Brown
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Clackmannanshire and Dunblane (Constituency)
Mark Griffin
Member
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: Central Scotland (Region)
Rachael Hamilton
Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire (Constituency)
Alison Johnstone
Member
Party: Scottish Green Party
MSP for: Lothian (Region)
Shona Robison
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Dundee City East (Constituency)
Substitute Members
James Dornan
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Glasgow Cathcart (Constituency)
Ross Greer
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish Green Party
MSP for: West Scotland (Region)
Monica Lennon
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: Central Scotland (Region)
Brian Whittle
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: South Scotland (Region)