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Nine policies Nicola Sturgeon urged to look at to stop child poverty

10.07.2020 - 21:18

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Scottish Ministers have been urged to fund an emergency £40-a-month boost for families to avoid a child poverty “crisis”.Five anti-poverty groups outlined a range of options including a boost to child benefit and crisis grants for people waiting for Universal Credit.Lockdown is putting huge pressure on family finances, with thousands of staff being furloughed and Universal Credit claims surging from 20,000 a month to around 110,000.Pre-pandemic, child poverty levels had increased to 240,000 and campaigners fear another increase is on the way because of coronavirus.In a briefing, the Poverty Alliance, Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland, Aberlour, Save the Children and One Parent Families Scotland said the lives of families have been