# Focus on work over welfare, Scots Tories urge Labour and the SNP ahead of Budget

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/focus-on-work-over-welfare-scots-tories-urge-labour-and-the-snp-ahead-of-budget/
- Published: 2026-10-27T19:04:43+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-27T19:18:23+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16243607/Focus-work-welfare-Scots-Tories-urge-Labour-SNP-ahead-Budget.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Americas, World

## Key points

- Scottish Conservatives say the Budget should prioritise work over welfare.
- The SNP wants energy bill and fuel tax cuts for households.
- Scottish devolved welfare spending is forecast to reach £9 billion by decade’s end.

## Summary

The Scottish Conservatives have urged the Chancellor to prioritise getting people into work and limit benefit spending in the Budget. The SNP, meanwhile, is calling for help with household costs, arguing that energy bill and fuel tax cuts would offer families more immediate support.

The Chancellor sets rates for UK-wide benefits such as Universal Credit and Jobseeker’s Allowance; changes to devolved payments, including the Scottish child payment, will be announced separately by the Scottish Government. Devolved welfare spending in Scotland is forecast to reach £9 billion by the end of the decade. The SNP says its proposed cuts to energy bills and fuel VAT could save Scottish households around £500, while a possible reduction in Scotland’s block grant linked to UK Government pension costs could prompt a dispute between the governments.

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