Scottish government set to miss its 2030 child poverty target: IPPR Scotland (opens in new tab)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEResponding to the Scottish government’s child poverty action plan announced today, Dave Hawkey, senior research fellow at IPPR Scotland, said:“Today's reiteration of the Scottish government's commitment to tackle child poverty is welcome. But the government’s own modelling anticipates current policies are on track to miss the 2030 target. “Child poverty is an issue of inequality. Policies that focus only on one side of that equation can only do so much. Eliminating child ...