Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, is encouraging local residents and businesses to participate in ‘Good Cause Santa Claus’ – a Secret Santa challenge launched by the Charity Retail Association.

Tenants of South Lanarkshire Council have accumulated three-quarters of a million pounds in rent arrears due to the roll-out of Universal Credit, according to research by Rutherglen MSP Clare Haughey.

MSP Clare Haughey has welcomed the announcement that the UK Government is to bring forward a £2 cap on fixed-odds betting terminals from October 2019 to April next year.

The number of new apprenticeships per year in Scotland has increased by almost 20,000 since 2008, and the Scottish Government are hoping to achieve 30,000 new starts by 2020. The Scottish Government has substantially increased the number of new apprenticeships in Scotland from around 10,500 in 2008 to 28,000 in 2018-19.

Rutherglen MSP, Clare Haughey, has voiced her support for calls by Britain’s biggest foodbank charity for urgent changes to Universal Credit. The Trussell Trust has warned that foodbank use in Scotland has risen by 15% in the five months to September, due to the in-built minimum wait of five weeks for a first payment – with many more people waiting even longer.

New figures released on the 8th November by Network Rail show that more people across the country are intervening to prevent suicide on Scotland’s railway following the launch of the Small Talk Saves Lives campaign last year.

Clare Haughey MSP spoke with the charity Guide Dogs Scotland about the challenges pavement parked cars create for blind and partially sighted people who may have to risk their safety by walking into the road just to get by.

Rutherglen MSP Clare Haughey and CamGlen Radio volunteer Scott Laidlaw officially opened Healthy n Happy’s Number 18 venue on Friday 9th November. The Number 18 venue is Rutherglen’s newest event space and will be a vibrant local community hub.

MSP for Rutherglen Clare Haughey has given her backing to proposals that will deliver a more inclusive education system by improving the experiences of LGBTI pupils.

Rutherglen MSP Clare Haughey and Rutherglen South Councillor Carol Nugent have requested an urgent meeting with the Bank of Scotland after it announced its intention to close its Burnside branch.