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Sep 27, 2023
Over £4 Million in Best Start Grants Paid to North Ayrshire Families
4,095,612 in support payments has been paid out to North Ayrshire families by the SNP Government in the first six months of this year....
Apr 5, 2023
SOCIAL SECURITY SCOTLAND
With Patricia Gibson MP I visited Social Security Scotland (SSS) to discuss how the new devolved system is bedding in. Unlike the UK...
Feb 6, 2023
Deadline for School Age Payment Applications is 28 February
The SNP Government has encouraged families to check whether they should apply for Best Start Grant School Age Payment as this year’s...
Apr 26, 2022
SNP Government to make Accessing Family Benefits Easier
The SNP Government has set out plans to automatically pay the Best Start Grant Early Learning and School Age Payments to parents and...
Jun 4, 2021
Education Recovery: SQA and Education Scotland to be Reformed
Key national agencies Education Scotland (ES) and the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) will be reformed as part of ambitious plans...
Apr 8, 2021
Seven Family Reasons to vote SNP
The SNP believes in giving every child in Scotland the best start in life and implementing policies to achieve this. If re-elected on 06...
Dec 15, 2020
North Ayrshire Families supported by More Than 3,640 Best Start Grant Payments
Up until 31 August of this year alone, North Ayrshire families received 3,640 payments from the SNP Government’s Best Start Grant. Of...
Jun 1, 2020
North Ayrshire Parents urged to apply for SNP Government’s £250 Best Start Grant
Kenneth Gibson MSP has encouraged parents of children aged four to five in North Ayrshire to apply for the SNP Government’s Best Start...
Aug 13, 2019
New Healthy Food Support Launched
Pregnant women and families with babies and children across North Ayrshire and Scotland receiving certain benefits are to be offered...
May 7, 2019
Applications Open for New £250 Early Learning Payment
A brand new benefit for low income families opened for applications on Monday 29 April. The SNP Government’s £250 Early Learning Payment...
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