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Boost child payment in line with inflation, campaigners tell ministers

The Scottish Government has been urged to ensure the Scottish Child Payment rises at least at the rate of inflation next year. The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) praised the benefit, which is due to be expanded next month to £25 a week and cover ...

05 Oct 2022 at 01:01

Benefits uplift in Scotland welcomed but campaigners say more can be done

Social security benefits in Scotland will be increased to 10.1% in line with inflation in a move welcomed by charities. Deputy First Minister John Swinney set out the 2023/24 budget in Holyrood on Thursday. However, Mr Swinney has been told that ...

15 Dec 2022 at 18:38

Scotland

More than 80% of families struggled to pay utility bills last year, study shows

More than 80% of families struggled to pay utility bills last year, despite Government intervention, a survey has shown. About 3,000 families have responded to the Child Poverty in Action Group’s (CPAG) rolling survey on the impact of the UK ...

06 Apr 2023 at 08:57

Campaigners condemn ‘unacceptably high’ child poverty rates in local areas

Campaigners have called for urgent action after new research shows child poverty rates are “unacceptably high” at local levels in Scotland. The End Child Poverty Coalition, consisting of 101 organisations, has said all levels of government ...

05 Jun 2023 at 00:00

Half Scottish constituencies have a quarter of children in poverty, study finds

At least a quarter of children are living in poverty in more than half of Scotland’s Westminster constituencies, figures estimate. Statistics produced by Loughborough University for the End Child Poverty Coalition gave an estimate for all ...

06 Jun 2024 at 15:58

Business groups welcome plans to improve workers’ rights with new laws

Business leaders have welcomed the Government’s plans for a major overhaul of workers’ rights. Leading business group the CBI said ministers deserved credit for engaging with employers and unions on the Employment Rights Bill, which ...

10 Oct 2024 at 14:09

SNP calls on Chancellor to ‘help, not hammer’ families in Budget

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been urged to “help, not hammer” families when she delivers her Budget. Ms Reeves will lay out her tax and spending plans in the Commons on Wednesday, where she is widely expected to introduce tax hikes....

26 Nov 2025 at 00:01

Yousaf must be bold on tax to fight poverty and climate change, say campaigners

Humza Yousaf has been urged to be bold on taxation by a group including anti-poverty campaigners ahead of a key statement to Parliament. The First Minister will lay out his priorities on Tuesday in an address to Holyrood which is ...

18 Apr 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

No evidence Scottish child payment really encourages worklessness, study finds

There is no evidence the Scottish child payment (SCP) meaningfully encourages parents to avoid work, a study has found. The research from economists and policy academics at Glasgow University, York University and the London ...

11 Dec 2025 at 20:21

Scotland

Cost of raising child to 18 revealed as parents struggle to cover essentials

The costs of raising a child in 2025 have been revealed by a new report which warns many families are still struggling to afford to buy essentials for their children. The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) found the cost of ...

22 Dec 2025 at 00:01

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