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It also considers some of the challenges to delivering the Scottish Government’s 2020 vision of enabling everyone to live longer, healthier lives at home or in a homely setting by 2020 and the actions that are required to address those challenges.
SB 26-06
Financial support for children from parents: cross-border cases
The UK system of child maintenance aims to ensure a child’s living costs are met when one parent does not live with their child.
Due to the Government’s mission to eradicate child poverty, and in recognition of the on-going cost of living crisis that many people are feeling across the country, we are continuing to allocate more than £3 billion per year to policies that will tackle poverty and the cost of living.
That question is for Catherine Shaw. Most people come to live in remote and rural areas for lifestyle reasons, so we need to look at the schools and childcare.