Scottish policies will 'keep child poverty levels well below the rest of the UK'

Scottish policies will 'keep child poverty levels well below the rest of the UK'

Scottish Government policies will “keep child poverty levels well below the rest of the UK”, new analysis has found ...

Scottish policies “are working to shift the dial on child poverty”

Official statistics show child poverty falling UK Government decisions ‘hold back further progress’ New statistics show that child poverty in Scotland has fallen, in contrast to the rest of the UK. Annual statistics published yesterday show that compared with the previous year’s statistics, relative child poverty in 2023-24 reduced from 26% to 22% in Scotland while absolute child poverty fell from 23% to 17%. UK Poverty statistics published toda…

Child poverty in Scotland falls

New statistics show that child poverty in Scotland has fallen, in contrast to the rest of the UK. Annual statistics published today show that compared with the previous year's statistics, relative child poverty in 2023-24 reduced from 26% to 22% in Scotland while absolute child poverty fell from 23% to 17%.

Call For 'Bold and Ambitious' Poverty Strategy

Tuesday March 25 2025 Faith leaders from across the country joined forces on Sunday in an urgent call for the UK government to go further and be ‘bold and ambitious’ in its forthcoming Child Poverty Strategy. The call is shared in an open letter to the co-chairs of the Ministerial Child Poverty Taskforce, Bridget Philipson, Secretary of State for Education, and Liz Kendall, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. The letter is signed by 35 fai…

Primus signs open letter on child poverty

Yesterday (23 March) the Primus, the Most Rev Mark Strange joined faith leaders across the UK in sending an open letter to call for bold action on child poverty. The letter has been sent to Liz Kendall and Bridget Philipson, the Secretaries of State for Works and Pensions, and Education and reads: “We write to you as faith leaders from communities across the UK, to encourage you to be bold and ambitious in your upcoming Child Poverty Strategy. W…

Building on shaky foundations? Multi-level policy realities for Scottish social security policies | Centre on Constitutional Change

Building on shaky foundations? Multi-level policy realities for Scottish social security policies Centre on Cons… Mon, 24/03/2025 - 14:32 Centre on Constitutional Change Body text By Dr Hayley Bennett, University of Edinburgh and Dr Jay Wiggan, University of Edinburgh.On 18th March, Liz Kendall (The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions) delivered a speech in the House of Commons outlining new reforms to UK social security policies, and demo…