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Austerity hits housing benefit
UK welfare cuts leave families struggling to pay rent.
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45,000 Baby Boxes delivered in 2019
Parents and new-borns across Scotland benefitting.
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Gender recognition consultation opens
Reforms follow international best practice.
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Improving housing rights for disabled people
Legislation will make housing more accessible.
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Age threshold of payments for survivors of childhood abuse lowered
Review of Advance Payment Scheme.
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Fairer Scotland Action Plan
Low income households helped through targeted support.
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Carers to receive extra cash by Christmas
Next Carer’s Allowance Supplement to be paid mid-December
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Strengthening children’s rights
UNCRC to be incorporated into Scots Law.
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Homelessness equalities statistics published
An Official Statistics Publication for Scotland.
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New £11.5 million fund to tackle poverty and inequality
Empowering local communities.