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Poll finds Scots want SNP Government to double £10 a week Scottish Child Payment in Budget

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A clear majority of Scots wants the SNP Government to double a £10-a-week anti-poverty payment in next month’s Budget. Pollsters also found huge support among SNP voters for immediately increasing the Scottish Child Payment, with 74% approving once ‘don’t knows’ are excluded.

Peter Kelly, Director of the Poverty Alliance, said: “Children and families living in the grip of poverty right now simply cannot wait. “Scottish ministers must listen to people across the country who are calling on them to do the right thing, and double the Scottish Child Payment now.”The SCP, worth £520 a year for low income families, is available to under 6s and is expected to be rolled out to kids under 16 by the end of next year.Nicola Sturgeon’s SNP led

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