Poverty experts have claimed that the Scottish child payment is “significantly reducing child poverty”.
The Scottish Child Payment was introduced in 2021 and provides families with £25 a week per eligible child.across Scotland are in receipt of the payment, with the total value of payments reaching more than £248.6 million since it was first launched.
Experts gave evidence regarding the impact of the payment to the Scottish Parliament’s Social Justice and Social Security Committee. Bill Scott, chair of the Poverty and Inequality Commission, said that the Scottish child payment “has” and “will continue to make a significant difference”.Chris Birt, associate director for Scotland at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, said that the payment is “significantly reducing child poverty”.
He continued: “Some people will give you various different numbers, but it is probably [reducing child poverty by] 4% or 5% at the moment.Poverty expert Professor Dorling spoke to The National previously about the impact of the Scottish Child Payment. He said: “Two out of every seven children in Scotland, their families will get it and that has an effect on changing the inequality level in Scotland, which I don’t see in any country for which there has been data for the last 40 years.“The key thing is it’s not tapered, you don’t lose it, other than if it’s reduced because you’re getting it. That’s why it’s such a sudden change.
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