Child welfare

Impact of the Scottish Child Payment on the need for food banks

Author / Creator: Fraser of Allander Institute

Media type: Report

Date published:

Social security policies like the Scottish Child Payment (SCP) are crucial to reducing both poverty and food insecurity. As such, SCP is a key part of the Scottish Government strategies to reduce child poverty and to end the need for food banks in Scotland.


Scottish Child Payment reduces food bank uptake

Author / Creator: David Murray

Media type: Article

Date published: 2024

The UK Government has the ability to reduce poverty and deprivation through child payment – but not the will