9,172,880 PRESCRIPTIONS DISPENSED BY NHS AYRSHIRE AND ARRAN LAST YEAR - SAVING HOUSEHOLDS AN AVERAGE OF OVER £400 On the 14th anniversary of prescription charges being scrapped by the SNP Scottish Government, Ruth Maguire MSP has highlighted that the policy saves the average household in Scotland over £400 a year. Latest figures from the Scottish... Continue Reading →
£25 Million for Play Park Renewal Across Scotland
First Minister John Swinney is set to announce £25 million of funding to local authorities to invest in the renewal of play parks across Scotland. All councils will receive a share of the funding to improve the standard of existing play parks – helping to ensure children have access to safe environments to play and socialise... Continue Reading →
SNP GOVERNMENT ROLLS OUT ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR PENSIONERS IN NORTH AYRSHIRE
The SNP Scottish Government has extended eligibility for the Pension Age Disability Payment to 13 more local authority areas ahead of its national rollout as the 15th Social Security Scotland payment on 22nd April. The new payment is for people of State Pension age living with disabilities or long-term health conditions, taking a fairer and more respectful... Continue Reading →
1,114 APPRENTICES IN TRAINING IN NORTH AYRSHIRE
LOCAL MSP RUTH MAGUIRE HAILS THE DIFFERENCE SNP FUNDING HAS MADE FOR APPRENTICES IN NORTH AYRSHIRE 1,114 apprentices were in training in North Ayrshire at the end of last year, new figures have revealed. The numbers, which are the newest on record, show the difference that SNP improvements have made to Modern Apprentices in North... Continue Reading →
5,677,541 FREE BUS JOURNEYS MADE BY UNDER 22s IN NORTH AYRSHIRE UNDER SNP GOVERNMENT
Ruth Maguire MSP has marked “the transformative impact of SNP policies” as new figures show 5,677,541 of bus journeys were made by under 22s in North Ayrshire since the SNP Government introduced the policy three years ago. Earlier this week it was revealed that over 200 million free bus journeys had been made by young... Continue Reading →
SCOTTISH BUDGET PASSES, DELIVERING PROGRESS FOR NORTH AYRSHIRE
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 →
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