Report: Child Poverty Falls in Scotland — but Rises in Rest of UK

Scotland leading the way in reducing child poverty, new report finds

Scotland is leading the way in reducing child poverty in the UK, a new report has found

Report: Child poverty falls in Scotland — but rises in rest of UK

Meanwhile, England and Wales have seen a 15 increase over the same issue, according to the Big Issue

Family hubs offering support to those in crisis reduced by more than a third

Child poverty levels have risen by more than 15 per cent to include over a third of children

Drop in child poverty in Scotland since targets introduced

Scotland’s Child Poverty Falls as Westminster Struggles With Soaring Numbers

A quiet revolution is unfolding in Scotland and at its heart are thousands of children no longer growing up in poverty. According to a new report by The Big Issue, 21,000 children have been lifted out of relative poverty in Scotland since 2017, that’s a 12 percent drop in child poverty levels over eight years. It’s a rare piece of hopeful news in a UK-wide picture that remains deeply troubling. While Scotland has been making steady, significant …

Do we know how much the Scottish Government has spent on tackling child poverty?

An attempt to uncover outturn expenditure on measures in the Tackling Child Poverty Delivery plans A PDF version of this report is available here Accompanying tables of figures are available here Introduction Tackling Child Poverty is cited as the number one priority of the Scottish Government, and a set of statutory targets and related delivery plans should be leading to dramatic falls in child poverty. However, progress has not been as fast as…