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Child payment scheme branded a 'lifesaver'

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Vincent
Published date12 August 2022
First introduced in Scotland by the SNP in February 2021, in a bid to tackle child poverty, the new benefit's impact has been analysed in an interim evaluation by Ipsos Mori

Originally £10 a week, increased to £20 in April 2022 and set to increase again to £25 per week by the end of the year, the Scottish Child Payment is for parents or carers on low incomes who have a child under six, paid every four weeks by Social Security Scotland. Eligibility is set to be extended to under 16-year-olds by the end of 2022.

The findings of this latest evaluation show: that the Scottish Child Payment and its eligibility criteria are well understood; the application is clear and easy; applications are processed in a timely manner; and that clients feel they have been treated with dignity, fairness and respect.

Stirling MP Alyn Smith said:"Social security is an investment in communities, helping to combat inequality and poverty.

"I'm extremely proud to see the Scottish Child Payment helping families across Stirling and Scotland, particularly in these strained economic times.

"Poverty prevention policies are not only cost-effective, but they uphold the...

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