London Evening Standard

No evidence Scottish child payment really encourages worklessness, study finds

The research found deprivation and food insecurity would be up to 9% higher without the benefit unique to Scotland. The research from economists and policy academics at Glasgow University, York ...
The Nation Newspaper

SCP holds conference in Scotland

The Scottish Conservatives Party (SCP) has held its 2023 Conference in Scotland. The gathering witnessed the first ever African exhibition — ‘Out and About Africa’, aimed at integrating ethnic ...
Daily Record

58,000 of Scotland's poorest children will miss out on benefit worth £520 a year

Nearly 58,000 children face losing out on a new £520-a-year benefit from the SNP Government on their sixth birthday. Low income families will stop getting the Scottish Child Payment (SCP) as the cash ...
Daily Record

Scottish Government group urges £55 a week Scottish Child Payment

Experts have called on the SNP Government to double a lifeline benefit for low income families to £55 a week. The hike in the Scottish Child Payment would be a step towards providing a “minimum income ...