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Shumela Ahmed asked if the Commission has had any interaction with the new voluntary throughcare and aftercare service, if not are there plans to, and if there has been engagement what role could the new service play?
Those changes are reflected in the publication of the college indicative allocations for the academic year 2025-26. The SFC has also put in place transition arrangements that mean that no college will see a funding reduction in the academic year 2025-26 compared with 2024-25.
As the minister may be aware, Save the Children has urged MSPs to back the Scottish budget for 2025-26 so that “children can benefit from the positive steps taken”, such as mitigating the cruel two-child cap.
In reality, once the tapers for housing benefit and council tax reduction kick in, they will have only 48p more a week, which is £26 over the year, and yet that extra money is switched off.
The current upper age limit for accessing this support is 26; this should be a lifelong entitlement, as parents support their children beyond this age. • Local authority budget cuts and social work staffing shortages are impacting on support received. • Contact with social workers had reduced in recent years.
Training has been provided to employees on the purchasing process and additional guidance to ApprovalMax users was supplied in the new workflows of the system on 26 April.
Committee reports
Date published:
26 November 2024
DPLRS062024R70
Subordinate Legislation Considered by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee on 26 November 2024
A report on the subordinate legislation considered by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee on 26 November 2024.
Committee reports
Date published:
20 February 2019