As children across North Ayrshire head back to school, local SNP MSP Ruth Maguire has highlighted the wide range of support available to help families with the cost of learning, including 3,920 Best Start Grant - School Age Payments worth a total of £1,086,398 paid out to local families in the last year. The Best... 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 →
Ruth Maguire MSP (SNP) 