Best Start Grant: children's rights and wellbeing impact assessment

This children's rights and wellbeing impact assessment (CRWIA) considers the potential effects of the Early Years Assistance (Best Start Grants) (Scotland) Regulations 2018 and how it impacts on children.


Children's Rights and Wellbeing Impact Assessment (CRWIA) of The Early Years Assistance (Best Start Grants) (Scotland) Regulations 2018

Publication Date: 11 September 2018

Policy/measure

The Early Years Assistance (Best Start Grants) (Scotland) Regulations 2018

Summary of policy aims and desired outcomes

The Best Start Grant ( BSG) aims to support eligible families with the additional costs associated with having a child in their early years.

The BSG aims to help alleviate material deprivation, tackle inequality, and contribute to closing the educational attainment gap.

Directorate

Social Security Directorate

Division

Social Security Policy Division

Team

Best Start Grant Policy Team

Contact

Email: Alison Melville alison.melville@gov.scot 

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