Nearly one in four West Lothian children living in poverty is 'mark of shame'

Nearly one in four West Lothian children living in poverty is 'mark of shame'

Despite the shocking statistics laid before the council’s Corporate Policy and Resources PDSP, the baseline level of child poverty has marginally improved since the last years of the pandemic.

West Lothian in top ten for worst child poverty figures

West Lothian is in the top ten of council areas with highest levels of child poverty in the country.  In a list of shame, the county’s figure of 24.1% outstrips Edinburgh and its neighbour South Lanarkshire.  And the number of people classed as in work but in poverty has more than doubled in the last five years.  Despite the […] The post West Lothian in top ten for worst child poverty figures appeared first on The Edinburgh Reporter.