Govt. Responses to inequality

Question 1

what are free school meals

Answer 1

they tackle hunger in children

Question 2

statistic for free school meals

Answer 2

in 2015, children up to p3 were entitled to school meals. in 2021, it increased to all primary school children

Question 3

rebuttal for free school meals

Answer 3

only available in term time

Question 4

what is MUP

Answer 4

tackle Scotland’s drinking problem. 50p per unit

Question 5

statistic for MUP

Answer 5

since it was introduced, Scotland’s alcohol consumption is at the lowest ever

Question 6

rebuttal for MUP

Answer 6

may cause drinkers to instead cut back on food and drink to pay for alcohol

Question 7

what is universal credit?

Answer 7

for working age people and was introduced to make benefits system simpler. It merged 6 different benefits systems and merged them into 1 monthly payment.

Question 8

stats for UC

Answer 8

claimed by more than 5.8 million people in Scotland. in or out of work

Question 9

rebuttal for UC

Answer 9

treated as a loan so deducted from future payments