Parties must put reducing child poverty “front and centre of their manifestos” at the Holyrood elections, the director of a poverty charity has said. With 100 days until the Holyrood election the ...
Interim targets to reduce child poverty in Scotland have been missed as the latest figures show a reduction in relative child poverty to 22%. The Scottish Government’s figures for 2023/24 were above ...
A report to NHS Ayrshire and Arran Health Board reveals 'deep pockets' of deprivation when it comes to child poverty.
Poverty blighted between 20-22 percent of the UK population from 2005/06 up to the general election 2024. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation anticipates no change under the Starmer led Labour Government.
The proposed Scottish child payment increase “falls far short” of eradicating child poverty, the director of a child poverty action group has said. Finance Secretary Shona Robison made an announcement ...
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Scotland may soon make all period products available for free. Scottish Parliament approved Tuesday the first stage of the plan, which they say can help end "period poverty." The plan would make ...
Latest improvement to the Fuel Poverty Calculator means that users can now assess the fuel poverty status of households in Scotland.
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