Scotland's new child poverty plan is 'timid' and will 'leave too many behind'

Scotland's new child poverty plan is 'timid' and will 'leave too many behind'

Scotland's new child poverty action plan has been described as 'timid' as charities warn legally binding targets will be missed, leaving thousands…

‘Not enough’ in new child poverty plan to meet 2030 target, warns charity

Social justice ecretary Shirley-Anne Somerville described the plan as a ‘catalyst’ to bring poverty rates down

Scottish government set to miss its 2030 child poverty target: IPPR Scotland

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Initial reaction from the Chair on the Bringing Hope, Building Futures: Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan 2026-2031

Commenting on the publication today of the Bringing Hope, Building Futures: Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan 2026-2031 to eradicate child poverty by 2030, Chair of the Poverty and Inequality Commission Professor Stephen Sinclair said: “We welcome today’s publication and the Scottish Government’s continued commitment to meeting the 2030 child poverty…The post Initial reaction from the Chair on the Bringing Hope, Building Futures: Tackling Chi…

News: Poverty Alliance comment on new child poverty plan

Scotland’s anti-poverty network has published its reaction to the new Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan. Poverty Alliance chief executive Peter Kelly said: ¨People in Scotland want a just and compassionate country where every child gets the decent start in life they deserve. “In 2017, every MSP from every political party at Holyrood came together to agree legal targets on effectively ending the injustice of child poverty by 2030. The new plan…