Scottish Child Payment delivering reductions in deprivation

Without the Scottish Child Payment, an estimated 8 to 9% more children in Scotland would be going without essentials or struggling to get enough food, a new report has found.

Research carried out by economists and social policy specialists at the universities of York, Glasgow and the London School of Economics concludes that the payment has delivered “statistically significant reductions” in key measures of family deprivation since its introduction.

The findings suggest more than 70,000 children are experiencing less material deprivation or food insecurity than would otherwise have been the case.

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The Scottish Child Payment, which is available to families on means-tested benefits including Universal Credit, is currently set at £27.15 per child per week.

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