HOUSEHOLDS IN NORTH AYRSHIRE TO BE SUPPORTED BY £23 BILLION As communities across recover from the pandemic and face a Tory made cost of living crisis the SNP Government’s spending review outlined record social security spending to help households facing increasing pressures. The Scottish Government allocated around £23 billion for social security over the course of the parliament.... Continue Reading →
£3,196,736 Spent in North Ayrshire protecting households from cruel tory cuts, including Bedroom Tax
£3,196,736 has been spent this year in North Ayrshire mitigating cruel Tory cuts including the disgraceful bedroom tax. In 2021/22 £3,196,736 was provided by the SNP Scottish Government in Discretionary Housing Payments to protect families from cuts, with £2,863,853 spent mitigating the impact of the cruel Tory bedroom tax in North Ayrshire. Across Scotland £82million has been used to mitigate Tory cuts, with £71m... Continue Reading →
New Parliamentary office in Irvine
Ruth Maguire MSP for Cunninghame South Constituency has relocated Irvine office. The new office location Caledonian House,100 High Street, Irvine, is located in the town centre on the main bus routes within just a short distance from the former office on Eglinton Street. The office opening date is scheduled for 6th June. During the transition, Ruth's office... Continue Reading →
MSP welcomes automatic awards to make accessing family benefits simpler
Ruth Maguire MSP has welcomed changes planned to make sure families get the support they are entitled to. Plans have been announced to automatically pay the Best Start Grant Early Learning and School Age Payments to parents and carers who already receive Scottish Child Payment when their children become eligible. The change will be introduced later this year when... Continue Reading →
Scotland’s Census
MSP RUTH MAGUIRE ENCOURAGES NORTH AYRSHIRE FAMILIES TO COMPLETE SCOTLAND'S CENSUS ACCURATE DATA HELPS PROVIDE BETTER SERVICES IN NORTH AYRSHIRE SNP MSP Ruth Maguire is urging the people of Cunninghame South Constituency to play their part in planning for future services in North Ayrshire by completing the Scottish census. Speaking ahead of the May 1... Continue Reading →
£1,197,742 Funding for Drug & Alcohol Services in North Ayrshire
SNP MSP RUTH MAGUIRE WELCOMES NEWS INVESTMENT IN EARLY INTERVENTION AND FAMILY SUPPORT North Ayrshire will benefit from £1,197,742 of new investment to support people affected by drugs and alcohol, including funding directed to earlier intervention and better family support. This is part of a nationwide announcement by the SNP Scottish Government. A total of... Continue Reading →
SNP Support 2815 Carers in North Ayrshire
ADDITIONAL DOUBLE PAYMENT SEES CARERS IN NORTH AYRSHIRE RECEIVE UP TO £694.20 MORE THAN REST OF UK 2815 carers in North Ayrshire have received the Scottish Government Carer’s Allowance Supplement payments, unique in the UK, since it was introduced in September 2018. The Carer's Allowance Supplement is an extra payment introduced by the Scottish Government for people in North Ayrhsire, and across... Continue Reading →
New Independent Advocacy Service Opens
Ruth Maguire MSP welcomes new support available to help disabled people in Cunninghame South access Scottish social security. Disabled people are now able to access a new advocacy service to get help, when applying for Scottish social security benefits. The support is available to disabled people applying for any of Social Security Scotland’s current and... Continue Reading →
Affordable housing must be truly affordable
With the cost of living rising at the fastest pace in thirty years, Ruth Maguire MSP has asked the Scottish Government how it will ensure that affordable housing remains affordable. Speaking in the Scottish Parliament, during Health and Social Care Portfolio Question Time, on Wednesday, SNP MSP Ruth Maguire highlighted the yearly rent increases households are facing and asked the Scottish Government what... Continue Reading →
Statement: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South
On Tuesday 27th April 2021 I received the difficult news that I had been diagnosed with stage 3 cervical cancer. Having now had time to process what this means for me and talk things over with my family, I feel it is only right that I share this information with my constituents. Although my condition is... Continue Reading →
Ruth Maguire MSP (SNP) 