Rutherglen MSP Clare Haughey has welcomed the Scottish Government’s Budget which delivers an inflation-busting increase for NHS Lanarkshire and fully funds the council tax freeze by increasing funding for South Lanarkshire Council by 5 percent.

Money to help with heating costs is on its way to around 400,000 people on low incomes through the Scottish Government’s Winter Heating Payment.

New research published by the End Child Poverty coalition has shown the impact of the Tory two-child benefit cap on South Lanarkshire households.

Rutherglen’s MSP has welcomed new figures which show that 19,545 children in South Lanarkshire are currently receiving the Scottish Child Payment.

The Tory Government has unveiled controversial plans to reduce the number of legal and illegal immigrants coming to the UK.

Rutherglen MSP Clare Haughey has welcomed plans to renew play parks across Rutherglen and Cambuslang with Scottish Government funding.

Newton Farm residents were left without power yet again this week (5th December) – only six weeks on from another major outage.

Rutherglen MSP Clare Haughey has challenged the UK Government to use the autumn Budget to reverse rising levels of poverty in the UK – as the Trussell Trust published new figures showing record foodbank usage in the UK.