Ten Jobcentres in Scotland are to be closed under plans to cut the size of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), the UK Government has announced.

A further 11 DWP administration offices throughout Scotland are also earmarked for closure.

The government will also axe three health and disability assessment centres.

The Scottish Government said the decision will harm "vulnerable Scots" while the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union accused the Conservative government of "abandoning the unemployed".

The PCS said hundreds of its members are now at risk of being made redundant in the "devastating" cuts.

Two Glasgow Jobcentres, Castlemilk and Cambuslang, have been saved after being included in earlier closure plans.

The DWP said the need for physical offices is declining with the growth of online services and a decline in unemployment.

Employment minister Damian Hinds said: "We will always make sure that people have the support they need to get into and progress within work.

"These changes reflect the fact that more people access their benefits online, resulting in many of our buildings being underused.

"We're merging some offices and locating other Jobcentres with local authorities to make sure that the welfare state and our employment support works for those who need it and those who pay for it."

A total of 85 Jobcentres will be closed under the plans across the UK.

The Scottish Government's employment minister, Jamie Hepburn, said: "The UK Government has treated the people who use these services and the staff working there with contempt by yet again announcing these closures without prior notice.

"It could not only disproportionately disadvantage unemployed people who rely on their local Jobcentres but could push vulnerable Scots further into crisis.

"This makes it even more difficult for people to visit their Jobcentre to try to find employment and will lead to many more people having to travel further to engage with their work coach."

Lynn Henderson, PCS national officer, said "PCS utterly condemns DWP for proceeding with these office closures.

"While we welcome the handful of decisions not to close sites, especially the Jobcentres in Castlemilk and Cambuslang, it is clear that DWP intends to force through the vast majority putting our members' jobs at risk and devastating the Jobcentre network and services we provide"