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Row erupts over lack of action to tackle deprivation in Inverclyde

A GREENOCK-born MSP has attacked what he says is a lack of action on deprivation in Inverclyde. Jamie Greene, who was brought up in Gibshill, is calling for the Scottish Government to get a grip of the crisis which was exposed last year when the district topped poverty league tables. The West Scotland MSP says ministers are not doing enough to tackle the health, unemployment and crime issues facing the area. The communities secretary Aileen Campbell has today hit back, and insists the government is taking strong action to tackle poverty and inequality across Scotland, including in Greenock and Inverclyde .

More than 50,000 applications for new child benefit payment approved

The benefit is administered by the Scottish Government’s new social security body (Jane Barlow/PA) Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up More than 50,000 applications for the new Scottish Child Payment have been granted, the Scottish Government has said. The “game-changing” benefit which will give low income families with children under the age of six £40 per month per child. As part of a new raft of benefits from Scotland’s new social security agency, 98,000 people submitted applications by the end of February.

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