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The Scottish Child Payment is helping families, but more must be done to meet the 2030 child poverty targets
Recent figures showed that child poverty has fallen in Scotland, in contrast with the rest of the UK. This shows that measures like the Scottish Child Payment are working. But the Scottish Government still missed its interim child poverty target - and poverty in families with a baby increased. To meet the legally binding 2030 child poverty target, we need to see bold action, including investing in social security.
UK Aid cuts: Overseas aid set to drop to lowest share of Gross National Income on record, new analysis reveals
London, 28 February 2025 - The share of the UK’s Gross National Income (GNI) spent on helping vulnerable people overseas is set to drop to the lowest ever as a result of planned aid cuts, Save the Children analysis has revealed.
The public don’t want to see cuts to benefits
Becca Lyon, Head of Child Poverty at SCUK, explains how damaging a cut to benefits would be for low-income families
What does the UK budget mean for children in Scotland
How the Scottish Government could use Barnett consequentials from the UK budget 2023