The effectiveness of the Scottish Child Payment in reducing child poverty

Overview

The Social Justice and Social Security Committee have agreed to undertake a short inquiry on how effective the Scottish Child Payment is in reducing child poverty.

The Committee has launched a targeted Call for Views and would like your views on the following questions:

1. What is the impact of the Scottish Child Payment on individual households? If you have any anonymised case studies, please include these in your answer
2. What is the impact of the Scottish Child Payment at societal level?
3. Is the process for applying for the Scottish Child Payment straightforward for families to navigate, and if not, what are the barriers you are aware of?
4. Is the Scottish Child Payment effective as a targeted intervention to reduce child poverty or could the money be better spent in other ways?
5. How does the Scottish Child Payment compare with policies to reduce child poverty in other countries?
6. Any other comments?

How to submit your views

Please submit your views using the online submission form, linked to below.

We welcome written views in English, Gaelic, Scots or any other language. 

The call for views closes on 6 May 2024.