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PE1868: Support for working single parents

Petition summary

Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to provide support to single parents by:

  • increasing the council tax discount available to single parents from 25% to 50%
  • lobbying the UK Government to create a working single parent tax allowance and a household income-based child benefit

Petitioner: Laura McKain

Status: Closed

Date published: 20 May 2021

Click here for the full petition

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee Consideration

SPICe briefing (160KB, pdf) posted 13 July 2021

Committee meetings

8 September 2021: The Committee agreed to close the petition under Rule 15.7 of Standing Orders on the basis that the Scottish Government provides for almost 500,000 low income households under the Council Tax Reduction Scheme; the Scottish Government has no authority to intervene on the specific matters raised in the petition pertaining to Income Tax as they are beyond the devolved responsibility of the Scottish Parliament; and there has been a commitment to extend eligibility of current social security for low income families.

Official Report of Meeting 8 September 2021

Written Submissions

PE1868/A: Scottish Government submission of 12 August 2021