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More than 210,000 children in Scotland will be trapped in poverty by 2030

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MORE than 210,000 Scots kids will be trapped in poverty by the end of the decade, a think-tank has warned. The total is twice the legal target for 2030 that senior Nats set — then pledged to meet. AlamyHundreds of thousands of kids are set to be trapped in poverty[/caption] Andrew BarrJohn Swinney has pledged to make eradicating child poverty his government’s central mission[/caption] And it also casts doubt on John Swinney’s vow to make “eradic…

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Achieving the 2030 child poverty target: The distance left to travel

While 2023 will be the first year we see the full impact of the 'game changing' Scottish Child Payment, there is widespread pessimism that the target will have been achieved. Child poverty is a tough nut to crack.In this briefing we look forward to 2030 to assess what more will be needed to get the child poverty rate below the 10 per cent target. We anticipate Scottish social security policy will play an important role, and will keep child pover…

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