ANNOUNCEMENT: SCOTTISH CHILD PAYMENT
27 June 2019
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The Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Local Government today announced a brand new benefit – the Scottish Child Payment – that will provide low income families with £10 a week for every eligible child.
Further details on the Scottish Child Payment are included in the news release which can be found here. The Scottish Government’s social security webpages also contain details of the new benefit. This includes a policy position paper which sets out the development of the Payment and anticipated policy impacts (available here), plus an analytical report which explores the wider policy options (available here).