SNP to miss reducing child poverty target 'by miles'

'Radical change' needed to eradicate child poverty, charity warns John Swinney

RADICAL change is needed to cut the number of children in poverty, a new report has warned, as the Scottish Government looks set to miss legally binding targets on the issue “by miles” ...

Report: Swinney’s poverty rhetoric ‘increasingly disconnected’ from action

A stark warning Scotland could miss its child poverty target by miles

Radical change needed to cut Scottish child poverty, says charity

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation says Scotland is on course to miss legally-binding poverty targets "by a wide margin".

SNP to miss reducing child poverty target 'by miles'

The Poverty in Scotland 2026 report calls for “radical change”

Swinney’s poverty rhetoric ‘increasingly disconnected’ from action, report warns

In a highly critical report, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation warns the Government is on course to miss its legally-binding child poverty targets

Joseph Rowntree Foundation: Poverty in Scotland 2026 report published

CHALLENGE POVERTY WEEK 2026 We are publishing this report at a critical crossroads in Scotland’s journey to a possible future, one free from poverty. In this year’s election campaign and programme for government, we have consistently heard the First Minister describe eradicating poverty as his defining mission (Scottish Government, 2026a). This commitment is welcome, but there is an increasing disconnect between the Scottish Government’s rhetori…