No evidence Scottish child payment really encourages worklessness, study finds

The Scottish child payment was praised for reducing child poverty (Gareth Fuller/PA) - (PA Wire)

There is no evidence the Scottish child payment (SCP) meaningfully encourages parents to avoid work, a study has found.

The research from economists and policy academics at Glasgow University, York University and the London School of Economics (LSE) found deprivation and food insecurity would be up to 9% higher without the benefit.