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The policy is part of a wider package aimed at dealing with child poverty in Scotland. ... 60,000 children out of relative poverty in Scotland and Scottish Government policies overall will keep ...
Getting it right for every child (GIRFEC; [1] / ˈ ɡ ɜːr f ɛ k / GUR-fek [2]) is the Scottish Government's approach to supporting children and young people. It is intended as a framework that will allow organisations who work on behalf of the country's children and their families to provide a consistent, supportive approach for all. [ 3 ]
The act provided a statutory basis to the commitment made by Tony Blair's Labour Government in 1999 to eradicate child poverty by 2020, which the Conservatives in Opposition under David Cameron had accepted as a "shared goal" ("an aspiration, not a pledge") in 2006. [4] The proposed legislation was first read as the Child Poverty Bill in June ...
Scottish Government – Poverty and child poverty data (archived page and file, downloads as csv file – see sheets 1, 2, 4, and 5) Show comments Advertisement
Government figures published in March showed the number of children living in poverty across the UK had hit a record high. Children in poverty cannot wait for Labour to scrap benefit cap ...
Scottish Child Payment was a new payment announced by the Scottish Government in 2019 as a means to help reduce the prevalence of childhood poverty in Scotland. [17] It was first introduced for eligible families with children under six, with applications open from November 2020 and first payments made in February 2021. [18]
Scottish finance secretary Shona Robison, who also plans to reintroduce winter fuel payments for all pensioners north of the border, said her party would act where Labour had not