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 →
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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 →
Covid-19 Update – Protection of vulnerable in society
Meeting of the Scottish Parliament 22 February 2022. During the Covid-19 Update, Ruth Maguire MSP asks the First Minister what consideration the Scottish Government are giving to the wellbeing of the vulnerable in society, as protections are relaxed. Watch the exchange here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuliVwBe1To
General Questions- Human Trafficking
In a meeting of the Scottish Parliament, 10 February 2022, during General Question time, Ruth Maguire MSP asked the Scottish Government what action it is taking to identify perpetrators of human trafficking and disrupt their activity. https://youtu.be/uzI7SQZurbM
Weekly Bulletin 7-11 February 2022
To mark Children’s Mental Health Week 2022, Ruth Maguire MSP visited a stand in the Scottish Parliament, organised by Place2Be, a leading children’s mental health charity providing support in schools across Scotland. Place2Be launched the first ever Children’s Mental Health Week in 2015 to shine a spotlight on the importance of supporting children and young... Continue Reading →
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee Member
Ruth Maguire MSP has thanked the Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee for welcoming her as a new member of the committee. This week Ruth was pleased to join the Committee, in person, following the relaxation in home working restrictions, introduced due to the emergence of the new variant. The Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee, established in June... Continue Reading →
Ruth Maguire MSP (SNP) 