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We have had only seven paper applications submitted to date. That is a really big step in the right direction, because there are a number of benefits that come with submitting an online form.
Despite whatever the Government has done to date, experts still say that, on a good day, we might just scrape to the relative poverty target but we will definitely miss three out of four of the child poverty targets.
The Scottish Government wants to manage its pay costs and reduce its workforce numbers. Available evidence to date shows only limited progress in workforce reductions or pay restraint.