The SNP Government’s Scottish Budget for 2025/26 has passed its final stage in the Scottish Parliament – delivering real progress for residents in North Ayrshire. The Budget will deliver: · Record funding for the NHS of £21.7 billion. · The restoration of winter fuel payments for pensioners in Scotland - after the Westminster Government scrapped them across the UK. · The... Continue Reading →
SNP GOVERNMENT DELIVERS £1 BILLION IN SCOTTISH CHILD PAYMENTS
£33,179,258 PAID OUT TO NORTH AYRSHIRE’S FAMILIES SINCE 2021 Ruth Maguire MSP has welcomed a “momentous milestone” reached in Scottish Child Payments following today’s news that £1,022,600 has been paid out to recipients since the payment was launched in 2021. In North Ayrshire, £33,179,258 has been paid out over the last four years, with 10,300... Continue Reading →
NEW FUNDING TO TACKLE GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN NORTH AYRSHIRE
Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, has welcomed the Scottish Government announcement that more than 100 organisations across Scotland working to tackle violence against women and girls will share in a funding uplift of £2.4 million. The funding boost will bring the total Scottish Government investment in Delivering Equally Safe, which funds projects to prevent... Continue Reading →
MORE FUNDING FOR NORTH AYRSHIRE FAMILIES
SNP SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT'S £6 MILLION BOOST FOR SERVICES PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES Services providing support for families across Scotland, including in North Ayrshire, are set to receive an additional £6 million funding in this year's Scottish Budget, First Minister John Swinney has announced. The announcement comes on the fifth anniversary of the Scottish Government’s ‘The Promise’... Continue Reading →
NORTH AYRSHIRE TO SEE CHILD POVERTY RATES FALL DUE TO SNP POLICIES
NEW REPORT: CHILD POVERTY TO DECLINE IN SCOTLAND BUT RISE IN REST OF UK Scotland is set to be the only part of the UK to see a decline in child poverty rates thanks to Scotland-only social security policies introduced by the SNP Scottish Government, a report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has shown. The... Continue Reading →
Severe Weather Across Scotland
Met Office red weather warnings for wind brought by Storm Éowyn. The First Minister has urged people to follow Police Scotland advice not to travel tomorrow (Friday 24 January). The Scottish Government’s Resilience Room (SGoRR) has been activated ahead of the red weather warning for wind from 1000 until 1700 tomorrow, covering parts of Dumfries... Continue Reading →
RUTH MAGUIRE MSP: I WILL PUT IN HARD YARDS TO TACKLE CHILD POVERTY
SNP SET OUT LONG TERM VISION TO ERADICATE CHILD POVERTY Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, has said, “I will put in the hard yards to tackle child poverty” in North Ayrshire following First Minister John Swinney setting out his long-term vision to eradicate child poverty across Scotland. The First Minister has outlined that tackling... Continue Reading →
RUTH MAGUIRE MSP: GETTING FLU JAG WILL PROTECT YOURSELF, YOUR FAMILY AND THE NHS
SNP MSP Ruth Maguire has encouraged all eligible people in North Ayrshire to make sure that they get their winter flu jag to protect them against serious illness. Scotland had the highest uptake of flu vaccines amongst people over 65 in the UK last winter, with research from the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) showing... Continue Reading →
RUTH MAGUIRE MSP: SNP GOVERNMENT HELPING COMMUNITIES ACROSS NORTH AYRSHIRE
Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, has highlighted that £58,588,289 was issued by Social Security Scotland in 2023/24 to support people across North Ayrshire. Social Security Scotland issues support payments including the Scottish Child Payment; Best Start Grant; Disability Payments as well as winter heating assistance, support for carers and additional resources for those seeking... Continue Reading →
Pennyburn Primary Pupil Wins MSP’s Christmas Card Competition
A P4 Pupil from Pennyburn Primary School, Kilwinning, has been selected as the winner of Cunninghame South MSP, Ruth Maguire’s Christmas Card competition. The winning design made by Paige Taylor was chosen out of dozens of entries sent to the MSP’s office from school pupils throughout the area and will feature in Ms Maguire’s Christmas... Continue Reading →
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