A CHILDREN’S charity manager in Northern Ireland has called for the country to follow in Scotland’s footsteps and introduce policy emulating the…
A CHILDREN’S charity manager in Northern Ireland has called for the country to follow in Scotland’s footsteps and introduce policy emulating the Scottish Child Payment.
From December 2019 up until the end of the financial year in 2023, Action for Children says there has been an upward curve as the effects of poverty in this area become more prevalent.Kellagher wrote in the special edition relaunch of the Impartial Reporter focussing on children’s poverty a list of key points from Action for Children’s recent “All Worked Out” report.
The payment of £25 per week, which is unique to Scotland, was reaching 316,190 people – an increase of more than 13,000 compared to March of 2023. “At present, the void in political will is being addressed by charities and community groups, attempting to fill an ever-widening gulf of need. Politics here is often focused on single issues, visibly more so since 2016.
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