Nicola Sturgeon has promised her Government will do “everything we can” to help vulnerable people cope with the cost-of-living crisis.
In a New Year message, the First Minister said she and her cabinet colleagues would make tackling poverty the priority.
She said: “As we look ahead now to 2023, I can promise you that the Scottish Government will keep doing everything we can for those who need it most right now – while also looking to the longer term with optimism and resolve.