One in ten Scots living in “very deep poverty,” Rowntree Foundation

One in ten Scots living in “very deep poverty,” Rowntree Foundation

BBC published a report saying half a million people in Scotland are living in 'very deep poverty', an anti-poverty charity report has found. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRT) said poverty for working people was growing and 10% of employees were in locked in persistent low pay, with women and ethnic minorities most at risk, and 60% of children in poverty have at least one working parent.