The Child Poverty Action Group has received £101,000 for a one year project

The Child Poverty Action Group has received Pounds 101,000 for a one-year project to promote the take-up of tax credits in Scotland, by offering training, advice and support. John Dickie, head of CPAG in Scotland, said, 'Too often families end up facing confusion and hardship. In a week where Executive statistics have again highlighted the levels of deprivation still being experienced in Scotland, the value of this new CPAG tax credits project is clear. It will play an important part in increasing the incomes of those who most need it.' The money will be spent on training frontline advisers on...