Child poverty 'stable in Scotland but rising in rest of UK'

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CHILD poverty is stable in Scotland but rising in the rest of the UK, a leading charity has said after new figures were published ...

CHILD poverty is stable in Scotland but rising in the rest of the UK, a leading charity has said after new figures were published.

21% of working-age adults in Scotland are in relative poverty, with those under 25 more likely to be in povertyMinority ethnic households are more likely to be in poverty compared to white British households John Dickie, the director of the Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland, said: “In a rich country these scandalous levels of child poverty are utterly unacceptable and a stark reminder how vital it is that the Scottish Government ratchets up its focus on child poverty.

“At the same time the UK Government must stop its poverty producing policies like the two-child limit. We need every level of government working to end child poverty.”

 

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