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Bylines Scotland
Alternative Published Date
2024
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The UK Government has the ability to reduce poverty and deprivation through child payment – but not the will
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The policy was implemented by the Scottish government on 15 February 2021 in an attempt to reverse increasing child-poverty figures. Despite analysis of statistics by respected institutions (like the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Trussel Trust, for example), indicating the policy has been extremely successful in its aim, there has been scant dissemination of the findings on mainstream media.
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