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On 15 December 2022, the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery announced the next phase of our free school meals expansion programme which will see them being made available for children in primaries 6 and 7 whose families are in receipt of the Scottish Child Payment.
Current Outlook
The 2026-27 Scottish Budget has a total of £7,568 million in capital and financial transactions funding available, which is an increase of £146 million compared to 2025-26 (2% higher in cash terms, or a 0.3% decrease in real terms).
This clause provides for the Bill to extend to Scotland, and for clauses 1 to 7 to come into force on a day appointed, and for transitional or saving provision to be made, by the Secretary of State by regulations.
; Bee Boileau and Jonathan Cribb, Institute for Fiscal Studies, 26 October 2022. Is worsening health leading to more older workers quitting work, driving up rates of economic inactivity?
Section 7 of the Act was brought into force on 26 June 2024 but only insofar as for the purpose of section 8 (removal of certain trustees by court: unfitness).