The number of children benefiting from a “crucial cash” payment has increased, official figures have revealed.
THE number of Scottish children benefitting from a “crucial cash” payment has increased, official figures have revealed.
Scottish Government data showed that, over the course of 2023-24, £69.2m was paid to families in Glasgow who are in receipt of the benefit, with families in Fife receiving £32.9m, while payments totalling £32.2m were made in North Lanarkshire. She said the money, together with the Best Start Grant and Best Start Foods payments, means poorer families could have received almost £25,000 for each child by the time they reach the age of 16.
The Social Security Secretary continued: “This crucial cash is available as soon expectant parents know they are pregnant all the way through to their child starting nursery, then going to primary and secondary school and helps them cover costs of caring for their children.
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