People are being encouraged to check they are not missing out on extra money and to find out if they could be eligible for any of the benefits administered by Social Security Scotland - some of which are only available in Scotland.
Scottish Government considering downsizing estate by 40% in bid to save cash
19.12.2022 - 15:59 / dailyrecord.co.uk
The Scottish Government may have to move out of key properties as part of a downsizing strategy to save money.
Fewer than 20 per cent of Scots civil servants are said to be working in offices and bosses have drawn up plans to slash the size of the Government estate.
An insider said the strategy put a question mark over the occupancy by the Government and its agencies in offices like Silvan House in Edinburgh and Atlantic Quay in Glasgow.
Working from home rates spiralled during lockdown and a debate continues to rage over whether staff need to work from offices anymore. Many employers are offering flexibility including a hybrid model that combines office and home working.
An email by a Scottish Government director in October, seen by the Record, reveals that “utilisation” rates, or staff in offices, is “typically” below 20 per cent. The director added the hybrid working did not justify the “real estate” currently available to the Government.
It reveals a target of “downsizing” around 40 per cent of the building capacity in Glasgow and Edinburgh. The email also dealt with the energy bills faced by the taxpayer on underused buildings: “It just doesn’t make good sense to heat whole buildings for 100 people.”
With Government funding tight, Ministers have identified an “estates” programme to review “public sector property and other assets”. Acting Finance Secretary John Swinney is looking for efficiencies across the public sector.
It comes after we revealed Government plans to cut costs by closing a staff swimming pool in the Victoria Quay HQ in Edinburgh.
Bosses also claimed that shutting the pool would support the Government’s drive to tackle climate change.
Scottish Liberal Democrat finance spokesperson John Ferry said: “The
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