Scottish Child Payment

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar arrives in Hayburn Park, Glasgow (Andrew Milligan/PA)

Sarwar: I will work with anyone to bring in minimum income standard

April 20, 2021

The benefit is administered by the Scottish Government’s new social security body (Jane Barlow/PA)

More than 50,000 applications for new child benefit payment approved

March 3, 2021

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has said the Scottish Child Payment alone will not be enough for the Scottish Government to meet its 2023 targets for cutting child poverty (PA)

Politicians urged to ‘step up to the challenge’ on child poverty

February 25, 2021

Nicola Sturgeon was urged to give all primary school pupils free school meals now (Jacqui Bradley/North Lanarkshire/PA)

Sturgeon urged to bring in policy of free school meals for all now

February 17, 2021