Scottish Child Payment
Applications for the new Scottish Child Payment will be taken in advance of its launch to help with expected high demand.
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Schools have run up the massive debt feeding kids in need who don't meet the means-testing criteria to qualify for a free meal.
Many families in Scotland are struggling because of austerity. Finances, housing and health are all under pressure. The UNCRC states that the family is the most appropriate place for children and that parents hold rights on behalf of their children, and that the state has a duty to support parents in delivering these rights. Home-Start Scotland and Parenting across Scotland have come together to explore how the incorporation of the UNCRC into Scots law can support families to exercise these rights on behalf of their children.
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