Today Humza Yousaf MSP joined a Big Issue vendor on his pitch in Glasgow as part of International Street Paper Vendor Week.
 
Glasgow MSP Humza Yousaf spent Monday afternoon with Peter, a Big Issue vendor, outside a Morrisons store in Glasgow to find out what it’s really like to sell the magazine. Vendors buy the magazine themselves at 50% of the cover price, and then sell the magazines on to earn money.

Glasgow MSP Humza Yousaf has seized upon a report published by the Scottish Parliament’s Information Centre showing that the ‘Bedroom Tax’ – which will be introduced at the beginning of April - will affect 39% of Glaswegians who receive housing benefit.

The so-called ‘Bedroom Tax’, which is part of the Westminster Government’s welfare reforms, will penalise people receiving housing benefit who are renting a property that has more than one bedroom for each of the people who live in the property.

Glasgow’s bid to be a host city of the football European Championships in 2020 is being backed by the SNP’s Humza Yousaf.

Mr Yousaf, MSP for Glasgow, said: “After the Commonwealth Games in 2014, and hopefully hosting the Youth Olympics in 2018, Glasgow will have carved itself out as a city of sporting excellence. Hosting the European Championships in 2020 would be another jewel in our sporting crown.