Deputy First Minister @JohnSwinney has responded to the Chancellor’s statement.
Mr Swinney said these announcements benefit the most wealthy, shifting further pressure onto the shoulders of those on the lowest incomes.
Find out more: https://bit.ly/DFMResponse
"No one should have to beg for a decent standard of living."
SNP Treasury spokesperson @alisonthewliss lambasts the "right-wing, Thatcher-cosplaying" Tories for allowing thousands to slip into poverty.
Obscene. https://twitter.com/TorstenBell/status/1573296058079346689
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Key announcements in the Programme for Government to help families with the cost of living crisis are as follows: ![]()
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Doubling fuel insecurity fund to £20m![]()
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Doubling the discretionary housing budget to £5m![]()
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ScotRail fares frozen until March ![]()
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Rent freeze for social and private tenants which comes into force from today until at least 31 March 2023 ![]()
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A moratorium on evictions until at least 31 March 2023![]()
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Scottish Child Payment rising to £25 a week and eligibility extended to children up to 16 years old![]()
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The Scottish Government will work with local authorities to look at how free school meals can be extended to all P6 and P7 pupils
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Q&A SESSION FOR CONSTITUENTS ON SCOTLAND’S FUTURE
Q&A SESSION FOR CONSTITUENTS ON SCOTLAND’S FUTURE
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South Scotland SNP MSP, Emma Harper, is hosting a Q&A session for her constituents, on Scotland’s future, with the President of the Scottish National Party, Mike Russell. The event is taking place t...
The SNP’s Supreme Court application on the independence referendum — Scottish National Party
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The SNP has submitted an application to intervene in the Supreme Court case on an independence referendum. Read the full submission here.