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Some of those affected will seek help from food banks. A third of people who are dependent on food banks in Scotland are children.4Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland. (2016).
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
20 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish monitoring data on the Scotspirit Holiday Voucher Scheme. This information is not currently available.
Reducing the time limit for compliance for grant-aided and independent special schools
Section 7(2) would repeal the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (Time for Compliance) Regulations 2016, which extended the response time for grant-aided schools and independent special schools to 60 working days to account for the impact of school holiday period...
It compares Universal Credit with Tax Credits when childcare costs of £567 per month are included.iBased on 38 weeks out of school care at £56.74 per week, 10 weeks of holiday care at £124.44 per week and 4 childcare free weeks.
Additionally, £25 million has been allocated to the Scottish National Investment Bank for 2023-24 to invest on a commercial basis, in line with the Bank's Investment Strategy.
The Bureau is invited to agree to lodge motions proposing these changes which will be taken at Decision Time on 22 January 2022, to take effect from that point forward.