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Annual health checks
Funding to support people with learning disabilities.
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“Significant achievement” in delivery of social security
More than £3.9 billion to benefit 1 million people in 2022-23
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Child Disability Payment pays out more than £3m since launch
Payments made to over 3,000 children and young people across Scotland.
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Access to Higher Education
Record number of students from deprived areas at university.
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Victims’ consultation launches
Putting people at the heart of the justice system.
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Extra support for 30,000 families
Best Start Foods eligibility to widen
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Tackling inequalities through economic recovery
Centre of Expertise in Equality and Human Rights established.
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Automatic awards to make accessing family benefits simpler
Changes planned to make sure families get support they are entitled to.
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Proposals for new Bill to tackle misogyny
Public to be consulted on laws to criminalise misogynistic conduct.
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Welfare reforms and child poverty
Impact of UK Government policies on families in Scotland.