Today’s developments on the Welfare Bill have been nothing short of a shambles. I share the deep frustration – and frankly, anger – of many disabled people across Scotland at how this has unfolded. To witness Labour swing from utterly ignoring disabled people to suddenly scrambling to change the Bill mere minutes before a crucial [...]

Emma Roddick MSP has welcomed a “momentous milestone” reached in Scottish Child Payments following the news that over £1.7 billion has been paid out to recipients since the payment was launched in 2021. In Shetland, over £2.5 million has been paid out over the last four years, with 865 children benefitting as of December 2024. [...]

SNP MSP Emma Roddick has said she is “proud” to have voted for the Scottish Budget, which passed yesterday [25th February 2025] with support from the Green and Liberal Democrat parties. Only the Conservatives voted against the SNP Government’s budget, with Scottish Labour abstaining. The Islands MSP said: “Another year, another SNP budget that I’m [...]

While the cost of living crisis is impacting everyone across the UK, here in the Highlands and Islands we feel the pinch even more. It's a simple fact: life already costs more here. We face higher standing charges for electricity, inflated prices for everyday essentials in the shops, and let's not even get started on [...]

MSP for the Highlands & Islands Emma Roddick has stressed the need for a social tariff to be introduced, particularly in the Highlands and Islands, questioning the First Minister on his work to pursue lower energy bills for those who have the least to spend.  Emma highlighted the fact that on top of the UK [...]

MSP for the Highlands & Islands Emma Roddick has welcomed the announcement from the First Minister today [4th September] that rent controls will be included in the upcoming Housing (Scotland) Bill. The First Minister announced that amendments will be introduced at stage 2 of the Housing Bill to protect tenants.  Speaking on this, Emma said: [...]

Emma Roddick MSP invites constituents to a Cost of Living Support Event offering advice and assistance from a range of local organisations. It is now just one week until Emma hosts her Cost of Living Support Event in Inverness. The event, which will be held on the 28th of August at the Spectrum Centre, [...]

Emma Roddick MSP has praised organisations in Shetland for coming together to support folk in the community amidst the ongoing cost of living crisis. Emma met with Mind Your Head and the Compass Centre last week [14th of August] to discuss what they were doing to support folk who are struggling during these increasingly challenging [...]

I caught up with the local VoiceAbility team to chat about how things are going with the people they support accessing Social Security Scotland benefits. The team clearly cares so deeply about the folk they are helping, and we had an in-depth conversation about what could be improved. I look forward to keeping this line [...]

MSP for the Highlands & Islands Emma Roddick has reiterated the urgent need to do more to tackle homelessness in Scotland last month in Parliament. Speaking in the Scottish Parliament at the end of June, Emma noted that the Scottish Government must readjust their policy further in response to the housing emergency in order to [...]