For immediate release: LOCAL MSP ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT LOCAL CHURCH Rutherglen MSP Clare Haughey met with representatives of Rutherglen Old Parish Church to discuss ways to attract more people to the place of worship. The MSP is campaigning to promote places of interest within her Rutherglen constituency to increase visitor numbers and boost the … Continue reading LOCAL MSP ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT LOCAL CHURCH

Rutherglen MSP Clare Haughey has encouraged members of the public to help those in need locally this Christmas – after it was revealed that over 230,000 Scots children are living in poverty.

Rutherglen MSP Clare Haughey is lending her support to a social media initiative that seeks to raise awareness and encourage discussion about the relationship between football and betting.

Rutherglen MSP Clare Haughey has said the UK government’s proposals on immigration, published last week (December 19), will damage Scotland’s economy, communities, NHS and public services.

Local MSP Clare Haughey is calling on constituents to take a number of simple yet effective steps to prepare for potentially tough weather conditions this winter, after a new survey revealed that over one third of people do not feel prepared to combat extreme weather.

A new study published by the UK Trade Policy Observatory has revealed the shocking extent of potential job losses in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Data calculated by the research group at Sussex University suggests that 63,000 jobs based in Scotland could be at risk if Britain leaves the EU without a deal, and Rutherglen’s Westminster constituency could lose 750 jobs alone.

Health services across Lanarkshire will receive a £43m boost next year, the Scottish Government has announced. The inflation busting increase will see NHS Lanarkshire’s funding increase 3.7% year on year, whilst Scotland’s total health and care funding will rise £729m.

Rutherglen MSP Clare Haughey has highlighted the millions that have been spent on mitigating UK Government welfare cuts after new figures revealed that a total of £3.1 million was paid to people in South Lanarkshire under the Discretionary Housing Payment scheme.

Rutherglen MSP Clare Haughey has once more slammed the UK Government’s Universal Credit policy saying that because of it people may be left ‘cashless this Christmas’. The in-built wait of a minimum of five weeks before payment means that anyone making a claim this month will need to survive until January without money to which they are entitled.

The next payment of the Carer's Allowance Supplement will be made to the majority of carers on 14 December. This will be only the second payment of the supplement ever made, after the Scottish Government recently became responsible for a small number of benefits and subsequently set up the new service, Social Security Scotland.