Tax and Welfare

All the policies from the Tax and Welfare category.

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Education Health and Social Care Tax and Welfare	Build a "wraparound" childcare systemNot updated yet
Education Health and Social Care Tax and Welfare	Provide free wraparound childcare to low-income familiesNot updated yet
Education Tax and Welfare	Offer free early years education to all 1 and 2 year olds, starting with low income familiesNot updated yet
Education Tax and Welfare	Increase the school uniform grant to at least £120 for primary and £150 for secondaryLast updated 3 years ago
Education Tax and Welfare	Abolish school trip and activity fees for less well-off familiesNot updated yet
Housing and Land Tax and Welfare	Abolish council tax for under 22sNot updated yet
Environment Tax and Welfare Transport	Provide free bikes for all deprived school-aged childrenNot updated yet
Tax and Welfare Transport	Extend free bus travel to everyone under 22Last updated 3 years ago
Tax and Welfare	Freeze Income Tax rates and bandsNot updated yet
Citizenship and Democracy Housing and Land Tax and Welfare	Run a Citizens' Assembly on Council Tax reformLast updated 3 years ago
Economy Tax and Welfare	Maintain the Small Business Bonus for the duration of the parliamentNot updated yet
Coronavirus Economy Tax and Welfare	Provide 100% Business Rates relief to retail, leisure and hospitality firms for 2021-2022Not updated yet
Jobs Tax and Welfare	Begin work towards creating a Minimum Income GuaranteeLast updated 3 years ago
Equalities Housing and Land Society and Culture Tax and Welfare	Invest an extra £50m in homelessness by 2026Last updated 3 years ago
Tax and Welfare	Increase the Scottish Child Payment to £20 per child per week by 2026Not updated yet
Education Tax and Welfare	Provide a £520 grant to every family eligible for free school mealsLast updated 3 years ago
Health and Social Care Tax and Welfare	Introduce a Care Leaver Grant for young people transitioning out of the care systemNot updated yet
Citizenship and Democracy Equalities Tax and Welfare	Implement the strategy to support those who have No Recourse to Public FundsNot updated yet
Education Tax and Welfare	Maintain free university tuition for Scottish studentsNot updated yet
Education Jobs Tax and Welfare	Introduce a special support payment for students in receipt of other benefitsNot updated yet
Education Infrastructure Tax and Welfare	Spend £5m per year on digital connectivity for less well-off studentsNot updated yet
Education Tax and Welfare	Provide students without parental financial support a Living Wage-equivalent support packageNot updated yet
Education Housing and Land Tax and Welfare	Explore the implementation of a guarantorship programme for students without parental financial supportNot updated yet
Equalities Society and Culture Tax and Welfare	Continue to provide Baby Boxes for all of Scotland's childrenLast updated 3 years ago
Education Health and Social Care Tax and Welfare	Expand free childcare to 1,140 hours by August 2021Last updated 3 years ago
Education Tax and Welfare	Support the automation of school clothing grantsNot updated yet
Tax and Welfare	Launch a coordinated national campaign to raise awareness of entitlementsNot updated yet
Economy Tax and Welfare	Explore the introduction of a digital sales taxNot updated yet
Society and Culture Tax and Welfare	Provide tax relief to the creative industriesNot updated yet
Economy Tax and Welfare	Ensure that most ratepayers continue to pay less than elsewhere in the UKNot updated yet
Citizenship and Democracy Constitution Tax and Welfare	Use the fiscal framework review to push for increased devolved financial powersLast updated 3 years ago
Housing and Land Tax and Welfare	Maintain current rates and bands for residential Land and Building Transaction TaxNot updated yet
Housing and Land Tax and Welfare	Undertake a full review of the Additional Dwelling SupplementNot updated yet
Housing and Land Tax and Welfare	Reform Council TaxNot updated yet
Economy Tax and Welfare	Gradually reduce the Large Business SupplementNot updated yet
Economy Tax and Welfare	Maintain the Business Growth AcceleratorNot updated yet
Housing and Land Tax and Welfare	Maintain the fresh start scheme for new occupiers of propertiesNot updated yet
Citizenship and Democracy Economy Tax and Welfare Transport	Maintain the Highlands and Islands Exemption from Air Passenger Duty after it is devolvedNot updated yet
Citizenship and Democracy Economy Environment Tax and Welfare Transport	Review Air Passenger Duty rates and bands after is is devolvedNot updated yet
Tax and Welfare	Make loans and grants available for bike purchases and repairsNot updated yet
Citizenship and Democracy Equalities Tax and Welfare	Introduce the concept of Universal Basic ServicesNot updated yet
Tax and Welfare	Roll out the Scottish Child Payment to all under-16s in low income families by 2023Not updated yet
Tax and Welfare	Publish a new four-year child poverty delivery plan in 2022Not updated yet
Tax and Welfare	Create another £50m fund aimed at alleviating child povertyNot updated yet
Jobs Tax and Welfare	Invest an additional £15m in the Parental Employment Support Fund by 2023Not updated yet
Jobs Tax and Welfare	Explore linking Parental Employment Support and Fair Start employment programmesNot updated yet
Equalities Jobs Tax and Welfare	Bring forward a package of measures to tackle the "motherhood penalty"Not updated yet
Education Jobs Tax and Welfare	Halt interest on student loans during maternity leaveNot updated yet
Jobs Tax and Welfare	Continue funding the Women Returners ProgrammeNot updated yet
Tax and Welfare	Introduce the Child Disability Payment in 2021Last updated 3 years ago
Tax and Welfare	Introduce an Adult Disability Payment after the Child Disability PaymentLast updated 3 years ago
Tax and Welfare	Ensure the new disability payments include long-term awards for people with stable conditionsNot updated yet
Health and Social Care Jobs Tax and Welfare	Make a double payment of Carer's Allowance Supplement in December 2021Last updated 3 years ago
Health and Social Care Jobs Tax and Welfare	Introduce Carer's Assistance to replace the current Carer's AllowanceLast updated 3 years ago
Health and Social Care Jobs Tax and Welfare	Pay carers looking after more than one disabled person an extra £10 per weekNot updated yet
Health and Social Care Jobs Tax and Welfare	Continue paying Carer's Assistance for 12 weeks following the death of a cared-for personNot updated yet
Health and Social Care Jobs Tax and Welfare	Continue paying the Carer's Allowance Supplement until Carer's Assistance is introducedLast updated 3 years ago
Health and Social Care Jobs Tax and Welfare	Use the introduction of Carer's Assistance to provide carers with information on the support availableNot updated yet
Energy Housing and Land Tax and Welfare	Replace the UK winter fuel payment with a Winter Heating PaymentNot updated yet
Energy Housing and Land Tax and Welfare	Invest £180m per year in the new Winter Heating PaymentNot updated yet
Energy Housing and Land Tax and Welfare	Maintiain the value of current winter fuel payments for the Winter Heating PaymentNot updated yet
Energy Housing and Land Tax and Welfare	Maintain the lack of means testing when moving to the new Winter Heating PaymentNot updated yet
Energy Housing and Land Tax and Welfare	Replace UK Cold Weather Payments with a £50 grant via the new Winter Heating PaymentLast updated 3 years ago
Tax and Welfare	Increase weekly Best Start Food payments to £4.50Last updated 3 years ago
Tax and Welfare	Extend Best Start Food card eligibility to all Universal Credit recipientsNot updated yet
Tax and Welfare	Guarantee the budget of the Scottish Welfare FundNot updated yet
Tax and Welfare	Review the operation of the Scottish Welfare FundNot updated yet
Administration Tax and Welfare	Automate benefits so that people receive who apply for one receive all others they are entitled toLast updated 3 years ago
Tax and Welfare	Provide £12m of funding to financial advice and debt servies in 2022Not updated yet
Health and Social Care Tax and Welfare	Invest £3m in Welfare Advice and Health Partnerships in 150 GP practices by 2023Not updated yet
Education Tax and Welfare	Invest £1.5m to pilot financial advice in education settingsNot updated yet
Equalities Housing and Land Tax and Welfare	Aim to end homelessness and rough sleepingLast updated 3 years ago
Health and Social Care Tax and Welfare	Introduce a fund to support families with children receiving inpatient careNot updated yet
Coronavirus Tax and Welfare	Provide two further £100 stimulus payments to low income familiesNot updated yet
Tax and Welfare	Increase Income Tax thresholds by a maximum of inflationNot updated yet
Coronavirus Tax and Welfare	Provide a £130 stimulus payment to everyone eligible for council tax reductionsNot updated yet