What would it take to eradicate child poverty in Scotland? (opens in new tab)

The Scottish government is set to publish a new set of child poverty statistics for 2024-25. While we expect some movement in the figures due to improvements in the DWP’s analysis, we can be pretty confident the figure will not suggest Scotland is on track to reach the Scottish government’s 2030 child poverty target. The Scottish government’s own modelling, earlier this month, shows it expects to miss its targets by a wide margin – 18 per cent rather than the 10 per cent target in 2030. Deliv...