Scottish Budget
Details of the Scottish Government's spending plans.
Equality and rights
Policies
- Access to justice
- Armed forces and veterans community
- Asylum and refugees
- Disabled people
- Employment support
- Faith and belief
- Gender equality
- Getting it right for every child (GIRFEC)
- Gypsy/Travellers
- Human rights
- Human trafficking
- LGBTQI+
- Languages
- Poverty and social justice
- Race equality
- Social security
- Victims and witnesses
- Violence against women and girls (VAWG)
Featured
Improving the Lives of Scotland’s Gypsy/Travellers 2: action plan 2024-2026
Second joint action plan by the Scottish Government and the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA).
Programme for Government 2024-25: Serving Scotland
First Minister John Swinney announced his first Programme for Government on 4 September 2024.
Publications
Equality and Human Rights Budget Advisory Group minutes: October 2024
14 November 2024
Scottish pubs code adjudicator - communications and engagement strategy
14 November 2024
Whole Family Wellbeing Funding Programme - CRWIA
14 November 2024
Consultations
Equality and Human Rights Mainstreaming Strategy: Consultation
30 October 2024
Equality and Human Rights Mainstreaming Strategy: Consultation - Easy Read
30 October 2024
Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014 - draft regulations: consultation
30 October 2024
Statistics and research
Skills Recognition Scotland (SRS) pilot: learning insights
08 November 2024
Scottish Welfare Fund and Discretionary Housing Payments: monthly data
05 November 2024
Disability benefits: evaluation report
31 October 2024
News
Responding to bullying in schools
New guidance focuses on ‘prevention, response and inclusivity’.
Social Security Scotland paid £1.9 billion in support to people across Scotland in 2023-2024
More than 329,000 children receive vital support from Scottish Child Payment
Carer Support Payment now Scotland-wide
Tens of thousands of carers can now apply for support as benefit roll-out complete.
People and directorates
Cabinet Secretary and Ministers
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Jenny Gilruth MSP
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Siobhian Brown MSP
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Kaukab Stewart MSP
Directorates
- Children and Families Directorate
- Early Learning and Childcare Directorate
- Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
- Jobs and Wellbeing Economy Directorate
- Justice Directorate
- Learning Directorate
- Local Government and Housing Directorate
- Mental Health Directorate
- Safer Communities Directorate
- Social Security Directorate
- Tackling Child Poverty and Social Justice Directorate
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