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  1. Support for kinship carers

    Kinship carers urged to check Scottish Child Payment eligibility.

  2. Building A Connected Scotland

    Social Isolation and Loneliness Fund launched.

  3. Independent legal representation for sexual offence victims

    Support for victims faced with potential questioning in court about their sexual history.

  4. Misogyny law consultation

    Proposals to criminalise abusive and humiliating behaviour routinely directed at women and girls.

  5. 184,000 getting £25 Scottish Child Payment

    £155 million in payments since introduction in February 2021

  6. £20m to help 400,000 people with heating costs

    New annual Winter Heating Payment begins

  7. Scottish Budget Bill passed

    Further support for councils, culture sector and island ferries.

  8. Supporting women in entrepreneurship

    Report identifies 31 ways to reduce gender gap and boost economy.

  9. Helping families with their living costs

    Extra funding to help offset UK Government benefit cap.

  10. A social contract with Scotland

    Final stage of 2023-24 Budget Bill.

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