SOCIAL Security Scotland has announced that 100 jobs across Scotland will be in post by the end of the year and will provide a face to face service in Fife.
Once recruited the teams will deliver a face to face service for those who need it most in their communities.
The drive will see 32 team leaders recruited first, followed by a further 68 support workers later in the year. There will a local team in Fife. Once fully operational, there will be approximately 400 local delivery posts in place across Scotland.
Social Security Scotland is a new public service that has been created by the Scottish Government to deliver a number of devolved and new benefits including devolved benefits for families on low incomes, disabled people, carers, and young people entering the workplace.
Social Security Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville said: “This is another major step in growing Scotland’s first social security agency and shows the community approach we are taking which is based on our principles of dignity, fairness and respect".
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