More than 100 new homes have been built in Ferguslie Park, Paisley, supported by over £6 million of @ScotGov funding.

Housing Minister Paul McLennan - MSP for East Lothian met tenants to see how the homes are benefitting the local community.

Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville and Public Health Minister Jenni Minto MSP visited Cranhill Development Trust Baby and Toddler Group to hear how cash-first responses are helping ensure no baby in Scotland is left without the food they need to grow and thrive.

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Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville has reiterated calls for the UK Government to abolish the two-child cap and associated rape clause.

The UK Government policy is estimated to have cost low income families in Scotland £341 million since 2017.

Over 400,000 payments of Winter Heating Payment and Child Winter Heating Payment made by Social Security Scotland.

Cabinet Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville said 'the £30.2 million paid over the course of winter provides support to those who need it most.'

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Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville has shared her best wishes for a peaceful and joyous Passover with the Jewish community in Scotland and around the world.

Refugees and people seeking asylum will benefit from £3.6 million in Scottish Government funding for Scottish Refugee Council 🧡's Refugee Support Service.

Refugees Minister Emma Roddick MSP said the funding will support people to rebuild their lives here. #NewScots

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Regulations have been laid for a new Scottish Government benefit for people of pension age who have a disability or long-term health condition.

Pension Age Disability Payment will replace DWPUK’s Attendance Allowance for people in Scotland.

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Deputy First Minister Shona Robison MSP visited Social Security Scotland to hear more about the 14 benefits delivered by @ScotGov.

This includes our Scottish Child Payment, which is forecast to help the families of around 329,000 children this year, and is worth £26.70 per child per week.

Equalities Minister Emma Roddick has wished a happy and prosperous Vaisakhi to Sikh communities celebrating the festival this weekend.

Migration and Refugees Minister Emma Roddick has urged the UK Government to establish safe routes for people fleeing Gaza to seek sanctuary in the UK, particularly those with family connections and Palestinian human rights defenders.

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Equalities Minister Emma Roddick has sent her well wishes to Muslims celebrating Eid.

Equalities Minister Emma Roddick has sent her best wishes to all those marking #InternationalRomaDay .

The Scottish Government continues to support Roma communities in Scotland through initiatives such as the one below:
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The transfer of disability benefits from @dwpgovuk to @ScotGov is complete for disabled children and young people in Scotland.
Around 47,000 children and teenagers have had their awards moved to Child Disability Payment delivered by Social Security Scotland
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On the 7th anniversary of the two-child limit, Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville has reiterated calls for the UK Government to end the cap, which is estimated to have cost families in Scotland £341 million since its creation in 2017.

.Paul McLennan - MSP for East Lothian visited One Parent Families Scotland as Scottish Government announced a £6.8 million increase to Discretionary Housing Payments to help mitigate UK Government policies like the bedroom tax and benefit cap.

Single parents shared how the support helped them into accommodation and pay their bills.

The first phase of Scotland’s Migration Service has been launched.

Migration Minister Emma Roddick said the service will help migrants feel welcome and encourage them to stay for the long term, as well as supporting businesses.

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While the Housing Bill is considered by Scottish Parliament, we are supporting tenants in other ways.

From April 1, we have temporarily changed how rents are decided. This will protect tenants as the temporary rent cap ends.

See how this works with our calculator rentcalculator.service.gov.scot

Our Housing Bill will introduce long term rent controls to help keep homes affordable for tenants.

Tenants’ Rights Minister @PatrickHarvie said this will help create a fairer rented sector for the benefit of tenants and landlords.

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Councils can now charge up to double the full council tax rate on second homes.

29 out of Scotland’s 32 councils have confirmed second homeowners will have to pay the charge.

This aims to prioritise homes for living in and give councils flexibility.

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This month Scottish social security benefits will increase by 6.7%, as part of our £6.3 billion investment into benefit expenditure this financial year.

This will provide more financial support for disabled people, unpaid carers and people on low incomes➡️gloo.to/6R9p