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It finds no population-level indication that the payment has reduced employment, participation or hours worked; trends in Scotland have generally remained similar to those in England.","The authors say administrative data make the effect difficult to identify and that the payment may affect decisions differently for some families. The current payment is £28.20 per eligible child each week, set in April 2026. A £40 weekly premium for eligible children under one is planned for 2027–28; the report does not establish that the increase will have no labour-market effect."],"sections":[]},"corrections":[],"country":"GB","data":{"blocks":[{"columns":[{"key":"status","label":{"ar":"الحالة","de":"Status","en":"Status","es":"Estado","fr":"Statut","pt":"Estado","tr":"Durum"},"language":"en","type":"text"},{"key":"amount","label":{"ar":"المبلغ الأسبوعي لكل طفل (جنيه إسترليني)","de":"Wochenbetrag je Kind (GBP)","en":"Weekly amount per child (GBP)","es":"Importe semanal por menor (GBP)","fr":"Montant hebdomadaire par enfant (GBP)","pt":"Valor semanal por criança (GBP)","tr":"Haftalık tutar, çocuk başına (GBP)"},"type":"number","unit":"GBP"}],"description":{"ar":"الدفعة الأسبوعية الحالية لكل طفل مؤهل والعلاوة المستقبلية المعلنة للأطفال دون سن سنة.","de":"Aktuelle Wochenleistung je anspruchsberechtigtem Kind und angekündigter künftiger Zuschlag für Kinder unter einem Jahr.","en":"Current weekly payment per eligible child and the announced future premium for children under one.","es":"Pago semanal actual por menor elegible y complemento futuro anunciado para menores de un año.","fr":"Versement hebdomadaire actuel par enfant admissible et prime future annoncée pour les moins d’un an.","pt":"Pagamento semanal atual por criança elegível e complemento futuro anunciado para menores de um ano.","tr":"Her uygun çocuk için mevcut haftalık ödeme ve bir yaş altı çocuklar için açıklanan gelecek prim."},"id":"scottish-child-payment-rates","methodology":{"ar":"المبالغ كما وردت في تحليل الحكومة الاسكتلندية المنشور في 13 أكتوبر 2026. ومبلغ 40 جنيهاً لعام 2027–2028 خطة معلنة للأطفال المؤهلين دون سنة، وليس المبلغ الحالي.","de":"Beträge laut Analyse der schottischen Regierung vom 13. 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