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Every child, every chance: tackling child poverty delivery plan 2018-2022. Retrieved from <a href="https://www.gov.scot/publications/child-chance-tackling-child-poverty-delivery-plan-2018-22/" target="_blank">https://www.gov.scot/publications/child-chance-tackling-child-poverty-delivery-plan-2018-22/</a> [accessed 25 March 2019]
Actions highlighted in the plan include:
£12 million investment in employment support for parents
increased funding for the Workplace Equality Fund
a new minimum payment for the School Clothing Grant
£1 million on support for children experiencing food insecurity during school holidays
new support for childcare after school and in the holidays
a new focus on families in the Warmer Homes Scotland programme
£3 million investment in a new Financial Health Check service
£1 million for the Carnegie UK Trust’s Affordable Credit Loan Fund
a new income supplement for parents on low incomes
a new Best Start Grant for children in lower income families during the early years, to replace the Sure Start Maternity Grant
£2 million investment for the Children’s Neighbourhoods Scotland programme
£1.35 million for the further education sector to develop initiatives with colleges and for the Student Awards Agency for Scotland’s outreach programme
£500,000 for a community education programme for Gypsy/Traveller families
£7.5 million Innovation Fund with The Hunter Foundation
£500,000 for the Healthier, Wealthier Children approach.
Pension providers may provide us with the following details; personal details in relation to widows, children and other dependants; this will include name, date of birth, address, national insurance number, bank details.
Third/Fourth level and Senior phase were released in advance of the school summer holidays in 2022 and are currently being used by schools in Scotland.
Specifically, the draft contract within the ITT required the provision of refund guarantees on behalf of the builder by "a first-class international bank".1CMAL. (2022, August 12). Updated submission to Convener from Kevin Hobbs, Chief Executive Officer.
Committee reports
Date published:
23 November 2020
Contingency hotel in Aviemore • Highland Council agreed to support a contingency hotel in Aviemore for Displaced Ukrainian People (UDPs) arriving to Scotland and the first arrivals were welcomed on th 8 June 2022. • 50 rooms were offered at the hotel and the majority of these have now been filled.