COLIN BEATTIE MSP REAFFIRMS NECESSITY OF SCOTLAND’S SOCIAL SECURITY SUPPORT
Colin Beattie SNP MSP has marked day three of Challenge Poverty Week by highlighting the “transformative impact” of Scotland’s Social Security System, rooted in dignity, fairness, and respect. Under the SNP, people across Midlothian North and Musselburgh can access the following: · The Scottish Child Payment, worth £26.70 per week to eligible children – which is keeping 60,000 children out of poverty this year. · Another 13 payments from Social Security Scotland, seven of which are unique to Scotland – including five family payments, disability benefits, carers benefits, heating benefits and others. · The most generous childcare package in the UK. · Making Scotland a Fair Work Nation by 2025. Meanwhile the Scottish Government is continuing work on a Minimum Income Guarantee for all Scots through fair paid work, strong public services, and benefits. Commenting, SNP MSP Colin Beattie said: “The SNP Scottish Government is investing £3 billion this year to directly support vulnerable and low-income households in the face of enormous financial pressures from Westminster. “For people across Midlothian North and Musselburgh, that means they can access support like the Scottish Child Payment and Carer Support Payment; boosting incomes amid further austerity coming down the line under Labour. “While Labour at Westminster take away the Winter Fuel Payment from hundreds of thousands of vulnerable households, SNP policies are boosting their incomes – and in some cases mitigating the effects of other damaging policies such as the Bedroom Tax. “The founding principle of a fairer, more prosperous [AREA] is that everyone is able to enjoy a good quality of life, and the SNP Government will continue working to make that a reality.” ENDS
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