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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Adam Robertson

UK Government policy 'undermining' Scotland's cost-of-living support, report shows

SCOTLAND’s Social Justice Secretary Shona Robison has said that UK Government policy is "undermining" Holyrood’s attempts to help those living in poverty. 

This comes following the release of a report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) which found that nearly one in five households on low incomes in Scotland have gone both hungry and cold this year. 

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget included removing the cap on bankers’ bonuses with many accusing the Tories of robbing the poor to pay the rich. 

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