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+In December 2024, Finance Secretary Shona Robison [announced](https://news.stv.tv/politics/families-with-babies-to-get-40-a-week-scottish-government-announces) a new Scottish Child Payment (SCP) Premium for under-ones, increasing the payment to £40 per week for families with a baby under the age of one. This premium represents a 47% increase over the standard SCP payment of £27.15 per week.
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+The Scottish Child Payment is a weekly payment to low-income families in Scotland for each child under 16. The SCP Premium for under-ones increases this payment from £27.15 to £40 per week during a child's first year of life.
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+Using PolicyEngine's Scotland tax-benefit microsimulation model, we estimate that this reform would cost approximately £14 million in 2026-27, rising to £16 million by 2030-31. All gains are concentrated in the bottom four income deciles, with the largest benefits going to the second decile.
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+## Background: The Scottish Child Payment
+
+The Scottish Child Payment is a Scottish Government benefit paid to eligible low-income families for each child under 16. The payment is currently £27.15 per week (£1,412 per year) per eligible child. Eligibility requires the family to receive certain qualifying benefits, including Universal Credit, Child Tax Credit, Income Support, Pension Credit, or income-based Jobseeker's Allowance.
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+The new premium of £40 per week (£2,080 per year) will apply only to children under the age of one, providing an additional £668 per year during a child's first year of life.
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+## Budgetary impact
+
+PolicyEngine estimates the following costs for the premium over the forecast period.
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+**Table 1: Estimated cost of the SCP Premium for under-ones**
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+| Year | Cost (£ million) |
+| ------- | ---------------- |
+| 2026-27 | 14.2 |
+| 2027-28 | 14.9 |
+| 2028-29 | 16.2 |
+| 2029-30 | 16.3 |
+| 2030-31 | 16.3 |
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+## Distributional impact
+
+We find that the new program is limited to households in the bottom four income deciles. Figure 1 shows the absolute change in household income (in £ per year) by income decile.
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+**Figure 1: Absolute change in household income by income decile (£/year)**
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+In 2026-27, the second decile sees the largest gain at £2.84 per year. The first decile gains £2.54 per year, the third decile £1.71 per year, and the fourth decile £0.70 per year. Deciles 5-10 see no gains.
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+Figure 2 shows the relative change in household income by decile, with a year selector to see how the impact evolves from 2026-27 to 2030-31.
+
+**Figure 2: Relative change in household income by income decile**
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+
+
+## Poverty impact
+
+We measure poverty using absolute poverty before housing costs, defined as households with income below 60% of the 2010/11 median income, adjusted for inflation. This is the standard definition used in the government's [Households Below Average Income](https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/households-below-average-income-hbai--2) publication.
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+In 2026-27, overall poverty falls by 0.048 percentage points and child poverty by 0.12 percentage points. These figures remain roughly stable through 2029-30. Approximately 6,000 families would receive the premium.
+
+## Constituency impact
+
+Figure 3 shows the average annual household gain by constituency in 2026-27.
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+**Figure 3: Average gain by constituency (2026-27)**
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+Hover over each constituency to see the average annual gain for households in that area.
+
+## Conclusion
+
+The SCP Premium for under-ones would cost approximately £14 million in 2026-27, rising to £16 million by 2030-31, and provide an additional £668 annually to eligible families during their child's first year of life. All benefits flow to the bottom four income deciles, with the second decile seeing the largest gains.
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+ "title": "How Scottish Child Payment Premium for under-ones affects Scotland",
+ "description": "PolicyEngine estimates that the new Scottish Child Payment Premium for under-ones (£40 per week for babies under one) would cost £14 million in 2026-27, rising to £16 million by 2030-31, with all gains concentrated in the bottom four income deciles.",
+ "date": "2026-01-13 14:32:00",
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