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Scottish Government Equality and Fairer Scotland Budget Statement 2025 to 2026 Easy Read Version

Published: 14 February 2025
From: Director of Exchequer Strategy, +2 more … Director of Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights, Public Spending Director
Directorate: Exchequer Strategy Directorate, +1 more … Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Money and tax, Scottish Budget
ISBN: 9781836913511

The Easy-read version of the Equality and Fairer Scotland Budget Statement 2025-26

3. Benefits

Benefits means money given to some people to help them pay for important things that they or their family need for day to day life.

One benefit aims to help older people to heat their homes.

It is called Pension Age Winter Heating Payments.

Another benefit aims to give carers more money using the Carer Support payment.

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