First Minister Nicola Sturgeon recently announced that the Scottish Child Payment will be doubled to £20 per week per child from April 2022.
Thousands of Falkirk district kids to benefit from doubling of Scottish Child Payment
01.12.2021 - 20:37 / dailyrecord.co.uk
More than 3,500 kids across the Falkirk district will benefit from the doubling of the Scottish Child Payment from Spring next.
First Minister made the announcement earlier this week, with campaigners describing the benefit as a 'game-changer' in tackling child poverty.
Over £950,000 has been paid out to families in Falkirk district since the launch of the payment in February this year.
While more children in the area are expected to benefit from the payment next year when it is rolled out to
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