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Time for Scottish Government to clear benefits backlog

One of the best outcomes of devolution was Holyrood gaining partial control of the social security system.

Successive Tory Governments have tried to take an axe to benefit spending and giving MSPs control was a positive move.

In large part the Scottish Government has moved towards a more humane, person-centred approach.

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