Yousaf is already committed to expanding free childcare to one and two year olds, but his announcement will be targeted at people in most need of support.
Humza Yousaf will use his first Programme for Government to announce a “package” of childcare measures.The announcement will come as the First Minister sets out his Government’s legislative agenda for the next parliamentary year on Tuesday.
“We’re looking at areas around what we can do in relation to the pathfinder projects that we have that help provide that all year round, school age child care from breakfast clubs to after school clubs,” he said. But the First Minister – who has previously been chastised by after details of Government announcements were released to the press before being made in parliament – was reticent about other parts of the Programme for Government.Speaking to LBC, Yousaf was asked about loopholes in the Government’s rent freeze which allows prices to rise between tenancies at a much higher rate than the maximum of six per cent currently allowed by the legislation.
But asked if there were plans to increase the Scottish Child Payment from £25 per week to £30 per week as well as on plans for taxation and the relationship with business, the First Minister gave nothing away.
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