Fury as red tape threatens delay to rollout of lifeline Scottish Child Payment
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dailyrecord.co.ukA lifeline £10-a-week benefit payment for hard-pressed families is at risk over a failure by Scottish and UK ministers to strike a vital data deal.
The flagship Scottish Child Payment cannot be delivered fully until both Governments reach an agreement on information sharing.
Labour MSP Pam Duncan Glancy said: “The lack of urgency from all sides is astonishing. “The two governments must sort this issue as a priority so we can get this money into people’s pockets as quickly as possible.”The SCP, a key policy of the SNP Government, is worth £520 per year for low income families for each eligible child.It was initially targeted at the under-sixes, with the roll out for kids between six and 15 pencilled in for the end of next year.Bridging
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