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The Scottish Government’s own modelling shows that, with £455.6 million of funding in its employability offer over the period 2022-23 to 2025-26, it hopes to help 6,225 into work and a further 2,610 to increase their earnings in work.
It is important that it now gets on with that. The latest NRS numbers show that well over 1.5 million census field force address visits took place across Scotland in the lead up to the deadline, which demonstrates vast mobilisation and an incredible effort on the doorsteps.
However, the Scottish Government’s ‘Carer Support Payment’ (CSP) and ‘Carer’s Allowance Supplement’ amount to a 26 maximum of £2.66 per hour for essential and skilled care work.
Transport is currently the highest-emitting sector in Scotland. The latest figure of 26 per cent is from 2020, which encompasses the lockdown, while pre-Covid the figure was 36 per cent.
It should also be noted that a matter may be referred to the SPPAC, even if a complaint is not made, but emerges through the processing of an expenses claim. Complaints directly to the SPPAC 26. Complaints are occasionally received by the SPPAC.