Child poverty figures are down, but they fall short of the Scottish government's interim target.

The founder of a charity set up to help children and families in poverty across Inverclyde says he and his team are continuing to see its effects ...

“This Labour government is on track to oversee child poverty rates soar. “Our members see the reality of these numbers. In schools across the country, staff are increasingly carrying the ...

PA Media In the spring statement on Wednesday, Rachel Reeves announced a squeeze to the welfare budget In the three years to 2024, the highest child poverty rates after housing costs were in the ...

That move quickly lifted millions of children out of poverty. But the expanded tax credit expired in 2021 — leading to a doubling in the nation’s childhood poverty rate in 2022. Fifteen states and the ...

Children who are uprooted from their homes repeatedly throughout school go on to achieve fewer GCSE passes, according to new ...

Scotland’s child poverty rate has reduced by 4 per cent in the space of a year and is better than the UK-wide rate of 31 per cent. The statistics are the first annual figures to take account of ...

The Scottish government has missed its legal targets for reducing child poverty. Figures released for the year from 2023 to 2024 show a relative rate of child poverty at 22%, while the rate of ...

In the three years to 2024, the highest child poverty rates after housing costs were in the West Midlands and London, although London's levels were among the lowest if housing was not factored in.