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Greens calls for Scotland's child payments to be doubled to tackle poverty
SCOTLAND’S child payment should be doubled as part of more ambitious proposals to tackle child poverty, the Scottish Greens said today.
In their first policy announcement since the beginning of the Holyrood election campaign, the Greens committed to at least double the Scottish child payment, accelerate its rollout and increase Best Start Grants and the school clothing allowance by £100.
SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon unveiled the child payment after being challenged over child poverty figures at First Minister’s Questions last year and the first payments were made last month.
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