Will Scotland hit its interim child poverty targets?

Will Scotland hit its interim child poverty targets?

In 2017, the Child Poverty (Scotland) Act set statutory targets for child poverty rates – one set of interim targets due in 2023/24, and a final set due in 2030/31. The latest Scottish child poverty statistics for 2023/24 are due to be released on Thursday 27th March. This release is particularly important as it will tell us whether or not we have met the interim targets. You will be hearing a lot about the interim targets over the next week, so…