Get the latest on money saving tips and benefit changes straight to your inbox each week with our Record Money newsletter.Lifeline groups across Renfrewshire are backing a package of measures designed to drive down rocketing levels of poverty following the Covid-19 pandemic.The Poverty Alliance – which last month found that poverty has “tightened its grip” on Renfrewshire families – has published a six-point plan to tackle major inequalities ahead of this year’s general election.It includes proposals to provide everyone with a minimum income guarantee, doubling the Scottish Child Payment, extending free bus travel and giving communities a greater say over how money is spent in their area.The policies, published last week, have been backed.
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