“I know the new Scottish Child Payment will be a welcome boost to many young families in Highland and Islands when it’s fully rolled out over the coming years.”
Maree Todd MSP Welcomes the Scottish Child Payment
Supporting Families in Scotland: the Scottish Child Payment
“It’s great to see the Scottish Government taking such ambitious and direct action to shift the curve on child poverty.”
School Age Payment Open for Applications
The £250 School Age Payment is for families with a child old enough to start primary school this August and is part of the Best Start Grant
‘Help to Claim’ Service Cannot Protect Date of Claim
The ‘Help to Claim’ service which is funded by the DWP but delivered by Citizens Advice Scotland does not protect the date a person makes a claim.
Concerns Raised Over Provision of Age Related Free TV Licences
Local MSP Rhoda Grant , Labour is concerned about the UK Government’s plan to cut free TV Licences for the over 75’s .
Summer Launch for the Best Start School Age Grant
It will be open for applications from the 3rd of June and is part of the new Social Security Scotland.
Help with Funeral Costs
‘Funeral Payments’ was one of the powers newly devolved to Scotland.
Welfare ‘Reforms’ & Bedroom Tax Having a Devastating Impact on Housing
The total value of DHP awards across Scotland was £56.9 million.
“Poverty is a Political Choice”the Alston United Nations Report on Poverty in the UK
“The impact on the human rights of the most vulnerable in the UK will be immense.”
Maree Todd: “The two-child cap is inherently punishing and unfair.”
“Any one of us could experience a change in circumstances at any time”
