Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party), on Wednesday, 11 February 2026, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 9 members in total.

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Fifth anniversary of the Scottish Child Payment

That this House welcomes the fifth anniversary of the introduction of the Scottish Child Payment, introduced by the Scottish Government on 15 February 2021; notes that since being launched at a value of £10 per week this payment will be worth £28.20 per week by April 2026, an increase of over 180%; further welcomes the recent announcement from the Scottish Government that an additional payment for children under one year old who are eligible for the Scottish Child Payment will bring the level of support for those children to £40 a week from 2027; further notes analysis from Child Poverty Action Group that the payment lifts around 50,000 children out of poverty in Scotland; and calls on the Government to match the Scottish Government’s action in this area and replicate the Scottish Child Payment on a UK wide basis by raising the child element of Universal Credit across the UK, recognising that the policy has contributed to Scotland having the lowest level of child poverty in the UK.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

2784 

Session

2024-26

Other sponsors

Chris Law

Brendan O'Hara

Pete Wishart

Dave Doogan

Stephen Flynn

Subjects

Poverty Children Social security benefits Scotland

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk