Radical change needed to cut Scottish child poverty, says charity
Summary
A report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation says Scotland is unlikely to meet its legal goals to reduce child poverty by 2030. The report shows that one in five children in Scotland lives in poverty and urges the government to make bigger, better-funded changes to fix this problem.Key Facts
- Scotland aims to reduce child poverty below 10% by 2030 but current rates are around 21%.
- One in five children (20%) in Scotland is living in poverty.
- Poverty is defined as having household income after housing costs below 60% of the UK median.
- The report says 940,000 people in Scotland (17% of the population) live in relative poverty.
- Poverty among children in ethnic minority families is higher, at 47%.
- The Scottish government claims its policies have kept 100,000 children out of poverty recently.
- The government plans to spend £3.5 billion in 2026-27 on poverty and cost-of-living help.
- The report suggests better jobs, improved public services, and changes to taxes to reduce poverty.
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