Social Security Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private. 2. Social Security and In-Work Poverty: The Committee will take evidence from— Shirley-Anne Somerville, Cabinet Secretary for Social Security and Older People, Alison Byrne, Deputy Director Reserved Benefits Division, and David Souter, Head of Fair and Inclusive Workplaces Unit, Scottish Government. 3. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take the following in private at its next meeting— Consideration of a draft letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Security and Older People on the Young Carer Grant; Consideration of an issues paper for the Social Security and In-work Poverty inquiry; Work programme discussion. 4. Social Security and In-Work Poverty: The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.