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Daily Record
Daily Record
Politics
Paul Hutcheon

DWP paid £160m to deliver benefits devolved to Scottish Parliament

A Scottish Government agency has handed over £160m to the controversial DWP to deliver benefits devolved to Holyrood.

So-called “agency agreements” have guaranteed a continued role for a Tory Government department accused of cruelty.

Labour MSP Pam Duncan-Glancy said: “People who need help are being left at the mercy of DWP systems – and we have been paying eye-watering sums for the privilege.”

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