Two-child benefit cap to be scrapped in Scotland under SNP's budget plans
Scotland's finance secretary called her proposals "a budget filled with hope for Scotland's future" as she unveiled the nation's draft budget for the coming year.
Robison vows to scrap two-child benefit cap and boost NHS spending
Robison vows to scrap two-child benefit cap and boost NHS spending - The Finance Secretary has outlined the Scottish Government’s draft Budget at Holyrood.
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Pledge to scrap two-child benefit cap as Scottish Budget is unveiled
Finance Secretary Shona Robison has promised to abolish the two-child benefit cap in Scotland. The two-child cap prevents parents from claiming universal credit or child tax credi
Two-child benefit cap to be scrapped in Scotland as SNP reveal budget plans for the coming year
Finance Secretary Shona Robison has set out the Scottish government's tax and spending plans for 2025-26 in a speech at Holyrood.
Scottish government vows to scrap two-child benefit cap
The Scottish government on Wednesday vowed to end the two-child benefit cap next year as it set out record healthcare spending and an increase in social security benefits in a Budget focused on public services.
Scottish government vows to mitigate two-child cap
The Scottish government will mitigate the "pernicious" two-child cap on benefits north of the border, Finance Secretary Shona Robison has vowed. Setting out her draft Budget at Holyrood, she said SNP ministers would aim to provide funding to affected families by 2026.
SNP government to lift two-child benefit cap in Scotland
Finance Secretary Shona Robison today attempted to put huge pressure on Scottish Labour by scrapping the per-child limit on how much taxpayers' cash is handed to parents by 2026.
NHS in Scotland to receive £2 billion more in funding next year if MSPs vote for SNP Budget
Shona Robison admitted the experience some patients were currently facing in Scotland "falls short of what we would expect".
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SNP 'moving goalposts' on NHS waiting times budget pledge
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Doctors warn Scotland’s NHS ‘failing and going to get worse’
A SENIOR doc last night warned Scotland’s NHS is failing — and “things are going to get worse”. Dr Iain Kennedy’s blast came ...
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Scottish NHS reform 'urgently needed' - watchdog
"Difficult decisions" may need to be made about whether some services can continue to be provided by the NHS in Scotland, ...
Record spending increases for Scottish NHS ‘spent on pay rises rather than reform’
Damning report finds SNP ministers have put forward no credible plan for overhauling a service in urgent need of ‘fundamental ...
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Audit Scotland: NHS services may need to be withdrawn to reform care
The NHS in Scotland must consider reducing the range and level of services it offers to free up money for high priority care, ...
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No clear plan for NHS reform, says Audit Scotland
The auditor general has said the Scottish Government needs a delivery plan that clearly sets out to the public how it ...
Scotland's papers: NHS 'fighting for life' and Wallace sorry
Health services facing axe after budget and Gregg Wallace taking "time out" make the front pages.