Early day motion · EDM 75 · 19 May 2021

Rise in child poverty

Tabled by Kenny MacAskill (Alba Party) 6 signatures

The motion

That this House notes the shameful rise in child poverty across Scotland in new research findings from Loughborough University; calls on the Government to abandon proposals to end the uplift to universal credit, calls on the Scottish Government to increase the proposed amount of the Scottish child payment; and further calls for local authorities in Scotland to prioritise tackling child poverty.

Source: the official Early Day Motions database.