SNP's sick note Scotland as number of Scots too ill to work explodes in just five yearsExclusive: The Scottish Government's twin failings in the NHS and benefits system was blamed for the high number of Scots on long-term unemployment due to being sick or disabled. View 3 Images Social Security Scotland delivers disability benefits to people north of the border, not the DWP. (Image: Jane Barlow/PA Wire)The SNP has been accused of overseeing sick note Scotland as the number of Scots off work long-term due to sickness or disability has skyrocketed under the nationalist Executive. According to previously published Scottish Government statistics, between July 2024 and June 2025, an estimated 35.2% of inactive people gave their reason for being inactive as “long-term sick or disabled”. A Scottish Government spokesman said: “Our No One Left Behind approach has supported more than 28,500 people into work since April 2019.

Source: Express April 11, 2026 22:14 UTC