Frequently Asked Questions - Would the welfare system in an independent Scotland tackle poverty?

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Yes. We can only deal with an issue as complex as poverty with access to the full range of powers available to an independent country. Future Scottish governments can choose to do things differently from the UK.

Source: Scotland's Future, Scottish Government, November 2013.