Ruth Maguire, SNP MSP for Cunninghame South, has welcomed the news that foster and kinship carers in Cunninghame South are set to receive a new minimum standard national allowance from the Scottish Government. The Scottish Recommended Allowance, which was a key recommendation of The Promise, is a vital new payment that will ensure that foster... Continue Reading →

SNP MSP for Cunninghame South Ruth Maguire, is encouraging local residents to support local businesses as they back the first "Scotland Loves Local Week." Scotland Loves Local Week puts localism front and centre in building stronger, greener, fairer communities. The campaign looks towards building a stronger future for Scotland from the ground up, with local... Continue Reading →

10,335 children in North Ayrshire have benefitted from the Scottish Child Payment, according to the latest figures released by the Scottish Government - with £11,670,280 having been paid to families. The payment of £25 per week, available to eligible children under the age of 16, is one of five family payments available from the Scottish Government which... Continue Reading →

Ruth Maguire MSP has warned that Labour and the Tories are pushing families in North Ayrshire into poverty, as new analysis has revealed 1,433 households in North Ayrshire are being impacted by the bedroom tax. The analysis, conducted by the SNP using the latest data available from the UK government Department for Work and Pensions,... Continue Reading →

SNP MSP Ruth Maguire has welcomed recent figures that show 2,540 affordable and social homes have been completed in North Ayrshire since 2007 – with 235 completed in 2022/23 alone. Statistics show that almost 10,500 low-cost ownership, mid-market rent, and social rent homes were completed across Scotland in the financial year 2022/23; bringing the total... Continue Reading →

Local MSP for Cunninghame South, Ruth Maguire, has slammed Labour’s leader in Scotland, Anas Sarwar, for u-turning on his commitment to abolish the bedroom tax after new figures reveal North Ayrshire Council was forced to spend £10,310,175 mitigating the Westminster policy. Labour’s Anas Sarwar promised in 2013 “if we were in government tomorrow, we would... Continue Reading →

Ruth Maguire MSP has welcomed the publishing of ‘Citizenship in an independent Scotland’; a new Independence Paper from the Scottish Government which outlines what an independent Scotland’s vision for a fairer, inclusive and welcoming approach to citizenship would look like, and how this would be key in tackling population decline and growing the economy. By... Continue Reading →

A new report has found that over half of people living with epilepsy who took part in a national survey said it was ‘difficult’ or ‘very difficult’ talking about their mental health Ruth Maguire MSP is calling on the estimated 681 people living with epilepsy in Cunninghame South to open up about their mental health... Continue Reading →

SNP MSP Ruth Maguire has welcomed new measures from the Scottish Government to prevent litter and flytipping in North Ayrshire and support Scotland’s circular and zero waste economy. The new measures, which include more than doubling fines for flytipping to £500, have been brought in under a six-year National Litter and Flytipping Strategy, which sets... Continue Reading →

Ahead of summer recess, June has been packed full of parliamentary debates and events alongside exciting community work. In Parliament Portfolio Questions: Justice and Home Affairs Ruth took part in Portfolio Questions on Justice and Home Affairs where she asked the minister how forthcoming legislation will advance the rights of child victims of crime.  ... Continue Reading →