What is the SNP doing to support Scotland’s families?

An important priority for the SNP is eradicating child poverty, and we are committed to easing the pressure on families by getting vital money into their pockets at key stages in their child’s life.

Whether it is helping families to buy healthy foods during pregnancy and for their kids as they grow, pushchairs to help on the move, or new shoes and clothing for school, our payments are there when they need it most.

We’re already supporting thousands of families across Scotland through our five family payments, and wider Scottish Government support is also helping to protect them as much as we can from the impacts of the cost‑of‑living crisis.

We are building a system of “wraparound” childcare, providing care before and after school and ensuring services are integrated to help families where and when they need it.

There are fewer children in poverty in Scotland than the rest of the UK because we have made bold policy choices backed by an unwavering resolve.

The Westminster government, if it were serious about tackling poverty, should match our ambition and could ,if it had wanted, scrapped the benefit cap earlier to protect a generation of children from not having their opportunities limited by inaction.