Search: Child poverty action plan welcome but more affordable homes required, says CIH Scotland

More than 108,000 children have benefited from the Scottish Government’s new Scottish Child Payment according to the latest official statistics. The figures highlight how many families and children received the payment from introduction in February to 30 June 2021.

An estimated 78,775 children have already benefitted from Scottish Child Payment since its launch. The benefit, which is unique to Scotland, is intended to help low-income families with the costs of raising a child. It gives qualifying parents and carers £40 every four weeks for each child und

More support will be available to families and households to help cover the cost of life’s essentials and to deal with emergencies. First Minister John Swinney has confirmed that £10 million originally earmarked in 2025-26 to support the two-child limit mitigation payment in Scotland wil

The Scottish Government has come out in defence of the Scottish Child Payment following criticism of the benefit in a Reform Scotland report. In a paper published by the think-tank earlier this week, former social justice minister Des McNulty said the payment needs to b

Moray Council is renewing its efforts to tackle poverty, which is rising in the region faster than anywhere in Scotland.

Almost £2 million of funding for a wide range of projects to support ongoing work to tackle poverty and inequalities in Aberdeenshire has been approved. The budget was agreed by Aberdeenshire Council’s Communities Committee as councillors heard an update on the progress of work undertake

Millions of pounds will be spent on protecting and improving crucial frontline services in Edinburgh after councillors agreed a balanced budget for 2024/25.

Low income families will benefit from a £320 uplift before Christmas as part of the Scottish Government’s commitment to tackling child poverty. Eligible families with children in school will receive payments of £160 per child in October and December. Two Bridging Payments of £

A new report from the Scottish Government has revealed the full impact of the planned withdrawal of emergency benefit measures, brought in by the UK Government to support people through the pandemic. Scottish Government analysis shows that if the UK Government takes away the £20-a-we

Investment in the social housing sector generates economic and social benefits for Scotland and its people, including reducing poverty and homelessness, improving health, and creating jobs, a new report has found.

The UK has seen a 39% increase in deep poverty since 2000, according to a new report published by the Social Metrics Commission.

A wide-ranging report into UK poverty levels has highlighted the greater availability of affordable social housing in Scotland as a key factor for keeping the country’s poverty rate down. Publishing its state of the nation report on poverty in the UK today, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF)

An estimated 170,000 children will be eligible for the new £10 weekly Scottish Child Payment when it goes live later this year, the Scottish Government has revealed.

Stirling Council has detailed plans to deliver an ambitious and far-reaching strategy for regeneration and commit £500,000 worth of spending to tackle poverty and promote growth across the area. The council’s community planning and regeneration committee agreed this week to recommend the establis

Almost two-thirds of children in poverty are living with parents who work, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has found. A new study by the research institute concluded that while levels of absolute child poverty were unchanged between 2009/10 and 2013/14, the proportion living in a working fami