Sue Robb of 4Children talks to Julie Laughton and Alison Britton from the Department for Education about the role of childminders in delivering the 30 hours free entitlement.
Council tax will be frozen across all of Scotland after Argyll & Bute became the final council to accept Scottish Government funding to keep rates at last year’s levels.
This means people in all but one of Scotland's council areas will not pay any more council tax than in 2023-24. Those in Inverclyde will receive a planned one-off rebate in May to reverse the impact of their 8.2 per cent increase in council tax.
The Scottish Government has allocated £147 million for local authorities who agreed a council tax freeze.
The deputy first minister has also confirmed to COSLA and Council Leaders a further £62.7 million to councils freezing council tax which includes: £45 million in consequentials resulting from the recent announcement on ring-fenced Adult Social Care funding in England and a £17.7 million increase to the local government General Revenue Grant.
The Islands Cost of Living fund will also be increased by £4 million.
Deputy first minister Shona Robison said: “We know many households continue to struggle with the impact of rising prices, and this council tax freeze – funded by the Scottish Government – is just one of many ways that we’re offering support. Council tax is already lower in Scotland than elsewhere in the UK, and over two million households will now benefit from this freeze.
“We deeply value the role local authorities play in Scotland’s communities, which is why – in the face of a profoundly challenging financial situation – we have made available record funding of more than £14 billion to councils in 2024-25, a real-terms increase of 2.5% compared with the previous year.”
Sue Robb of 4Children talks to Julie Laughton and Alison Britton from the Department for Education about the role of childminders in delivering the 30 hours free entitlement.
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