The rollout of a £20 a week payment to hundreds of thousands of low income families by the end of the year could be at risk.
Technical issues have led the SNP/Green Government to suggest Whitehall may need to provide a “letter of comfort” on timescales for extending the Scottish Child Payment.
The SCP, which is the Government’s flagship anti-poverty policy, currently pays £10 a week to eligible families for each child under six.
In November, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced the payment would be doubled for this age group from April and then rolled out to under 16s by the end of this year.
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