Over 100 campaigners have signed an open letter urging the First Minister to fund an “emergency” package to prevent a child poverty crisis.The key demand is for the Scottish Government to put the equivalent of £40 a month into the pockets of low income families for every child.John Dickie, Director of the Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland, said: “Boosting family incomes now is vital to shore up the foundations on which the recovery from coronavirus can be built and future progress on child poverty made.”Get all the top Scottish politics news sent straight to your Inbox by signing up to our Politics newsletter.We cover Holyrood, Westminster, and local councils, with a current focus on how our governments are handling the coronavirus
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