Best Start Grant: equality impact assessment
Equality Impact Assessment (EQIA) considers potential effects of Early Years Assistance (Best Start Grants) (Scotland) Regulations 2018 and how it impacts on people with one or more protected characteristics.
Equality Impact Assessment Results
| Title of Policy |
The Early Years Assistance (Best Start Grants) (Scotland) Regulations 2018 |
|---|---|
| Summary of aims and desired outcomes of Policy |
The Best Start Grant ( BSG) aims to financially support eligible families with the additional costs associated with having a child in their early years. The BSG aims to help to alleviate material deprivation, tackle inequality and support closing the educational attainment gap. |
| Directorate, Division, Team |
Social Security Directorate, Social Security Policy Division, Best Start Grant Policy Team |
Contact
Email: Alison Melville alison.melville@gov.scot
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