Constituency
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Affordable housing boost welcomed
Keith Brown MSP, Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Clackmannanshire & Dunblane constituency, has welcomed the announcement by the Scottish Government of an £80 million uplift over the next two years to boost the affordable housing supply and tackle homelessness. Speaking today, Keith said: “This £80million boost supports efforts to increase affordable housing supply. An important…
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£30 million mental health funding from Scottish Government welcomed
Keith Brown MSP, Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Clackmannanshire & Dunblane constituency, has welcomed the announcement by the Scottish Government of a further £30 million of funding for two funds aimed at improving mental health and wellbeing in adults, children, and young people. Speaking today, Keith said: “An additional £30 million for community-based mental health and wellbeing…
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More devolution of benefits good for local people
Keith Brown MSP, Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Clackmannanshire & Dunblane constituency has said the new Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance will ensure that up to 824 people in Clackmannanshire and 1,116 people in Stirling will benefit from “an approach rooted in dignity, fairness and respect” from Social Security Scotland. Under the Scottish Government’s proposals,…
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Teen carers urged to apply for Scottish benefit
Keith Brown MSP, Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Clackmannanshire & Dunblane constituency, is raising awareness on help for young carers that is only available in Scotland. Speaking this afternoon, Keith said: “The Young Carer Grant was introduced in 2019 by the Scottish Government and, to date, has delivered over £3 million in support to over…
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Women urged to not miss out as mesh reimbursement scheme approaches end
Keith Brown MSP. Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Clackmannanshire & Dunblane constituency, is raising awareness of the approaching planned end date for the Transvaginal Mesh Removal Reimbursement Scheme, which has enabled women to claim back the cost of private mesh removal arranged before 3 June 2022. Speaking this afternoon, Keith said: “The Transvaginal Mesh Removal…
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Keith Brown demands action on war memorial upkeep
Accuracy of our war memorials are of importance says Brown MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane Keith Brown has recently expressed his support for a constituent who has been campaigning for almost a decade to have the misspelled name of her Great Uncle, a casualty of the First World War, corrected on Stirling’s cenotaph. The constituent’s…
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Keith Brown supports keep safe awareness day 2024
CLACKMANNANSHIRE AND DUNBLANE MSP URGES LOCAL ORGANISATIONS TO SUPPORT DISABLED AND VULNERABLE PEOPLE BY SUPPORTING POLICE SCHEME TO SUPPORT THE PUBLIC The MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Keith Brown is calling for organisations in the constituency to take part in Keep Safe Scotland’s awareness day on the 13th of March. The Keep Safe initiative aims…
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Keith Brown condemns Conservative and Labour MSP’s who are against Council Tax freeze
PRO-UK PARTIES WANT TO INCREASE COUNCIL TAX ON SCOTS – BROWN Labour and Conservative MSP’s have recently voted against a Council Tax freeze in Scotland, despite recent polling showing a massive 69% of the Scottish public support the move proposed by the Scottish Government. On Tuesday 27th of February, this year’s Scottish Budget passed through…
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20,000 more can get Best Start Foods for the first time
Rule changes extend eligibility for help with food shopping Keith Brown MSP, Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Clackmannanshire & Dunblane constituency, has highlighted changes that have been made to the eligibility to a key Scottish Government benefit which will see an estimated 20,000 people able to access money to help with the cost…
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Scottish Power Energy Networks Net-Zero fund opens for applications: Keith Brown MSP encourages local organisations to apply.
Clackmannanshire and Dunblane MSP Keith Brown is encouraging local organisations looking to become more environmentally friendly to apply for the recently re-launched Scottish Power Energy Networks Net Zero Fund. The £5 million fund aims to support vulnerable communities and ensure that no one is left behind in Scotland’s journey to net-zero. This fund directly assists…
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