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No Evidence Scottish Child Payment Really Encourages Worklessness, Study Finds

Study finds Scottish Child Payment cut child deprivation and food insecurity by up to 9% without reducing parents’ work, lifting 40,000 children out of poverty so far.

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The research found deprivation and food insecurity would be up to 9 higher without the benefit unique to Scotland.

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No evidence Scottish child payment really encourages worklessness, study finds

The research found deprivation and food insecurity would be up to 9% higher without the benefit unique to Scotland.

·London, United Kingdom
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No evidence Scottish child payment pushes parents to avoid work, study finds

THERE is no evidence the Scottish child payment (SCP) meaningfully encourages parents to avoid work, a study has found

·Glasgow, United Kingdom
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perspectivemedia.com broke the news in on Thursday, December 11, 2025.
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