Scottish Labour Leader Backs Cuts to Disability Benefits The SNP has said it is clear Anas Sarwar can’t be trusted to keep his promises or stand…
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Social Security Scotland Begins Transfer of 169,000 Awards Pension Age Disability Payment is replacing Attendance Allowance in Scotland. Social Security Scotland has begun transferring the awards…
Views Sought on Flagship Policy The Scottish Government is launching a consultation on its plans to end the two-child cap on benefits. Eradicating child poverty is…
Parents & Carers Urged Not to Miss Out Parents and carers, with a child born between 1 March 2019 and 29 February 2020, risk missing out…
SNP Calls Out Threat to Child Poverty Alleviation Graeme has warned that Anas Sarwar’s New Year pledge to cut spending on tackling child poverty would be…
Benefit of Scrapping Harmful Policy Would Be Felt Locally Graeme has said the Scottish Budget presents an “enormous step forward” in achieving the Scottish Government’s mission…
£37.6m in Key Support Paid Out in Angus Social Security Scotland has published its Annual Report and Accounts, which shows that it made £1.9 billion in…
SNP Call for Emergency Action After ‘Glaring Omission’ The SNP has called for the Labour government to take emergency action to tackle child poverty, after charities…
Punitive Policy has Cost Scotland £419m The SNP has challenged Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves to scrap the Bedroom Tax at the UK budget on 30th October,…
Action Would Lift 563,000 Kids Out of Poverty The SNP has challenged the Labour government to get serious about eradicating child poverty by matching the Scottish Child Payment UK-wide at the UK…