Rise in child poverty

Early day motion 75, tabled 19 May 2021 by Kenny MacAskill (Alba). Signed by 6 members.

That this House notes the shameful rise in child poverty across Scotland in new research findings from Loughborough University; calls on the Government to abandon proposals to end the uplift to universal credit, calls on the Scottish Government to increase the proposed amount of the Scottish child payment; and further calls for local authorities in Scotland to prioritise tackling child poverty.

Signatures by party: Alba 2, DUP 1, Labour 1, Liberal Democrat 1, Scottish National Party 1.