Child poverty in Scotland remains unacceptably high, according to a newly published report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. Nearly one in four children are growing up in poverty, with over half living in households where someone is disabled. The report highlights worsening conditions for families due to insecure work, inadequate social security, and rising housing […]
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Grim reality of child poverty revealed by Barnardo’s
More than one in four parents of children aged 18 or under in Scotland have struggled to provide sufficient food for their children in the past 12 months due to the ongoing cost-of-living crisis. This grim finding has been revealed by Barnardo’s after the charity commissioned a Scotland-wide survey.
Poverty and Income Inequality in Scotland 2020-23
The Scottish Government has published ‘Poverty and Income Inequality in Scotland 2020-23’, with three year averaged estimates of the proportion of people, children, working-age adults and pensioners in Scotland living in poverty, and other statistics on household income and income inequality.
Child and parental wellbeing: measuring outcomes and understanding their relation with poverty
A report on the relationship between poverty and child and parental wellbeing has been published by the Scottish Government.
UK in danger of failing a generation of children and young people, says new report
Leading doctors across Britain have said that the UK is at risk of “lagging behind” other European countries when it comes to child health. A new report entitled State of Child Health (SOCH) published by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has indicated that our nation is “in danger of failing a […]
Children “deprived of human rights every day”
Every year, Together publishes the State of Children’s Rights in Scotland report which aims to monitor implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) in Scotland. The latest report highlights that children in Scotland are being deprived of their human rights on a daily basis.
