'National embarrassment': SNP ministers fail to hit child poverty target

Scotland misses interim child poverty targets

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

Child poverty falls in Scotland as experts hail 'contrast with rest of UK'

CHILD poverty in Scotland has fallen, in contrast to the rest of the UK, new figures from the Scottish Government have shown ...

'National embarrassment': SNP ministers fail to hit child poverty target

A legally-binding child poverty target has been missed by SNP ministers

'National embarrassment' SNP ministers miss flagship child poverty target

The interim target to reduce the number of children in poverty to under 18 was missed, with SNP ministers told the statistic is a "national…

Interim targets to reduce child poverty in Scotland missed

Legally-binding targets were set by the Scottish Parliament in 2017 to reduce the number of youngsters in relative poverty. Interim targets to reduce child poverty in Scotland have been missed as the latest figures show a reduction in relative child poverty to 22%. The Scottish Government’s figures for 2023/24 were above the interim target of 18% set by law. Charities have previously warned this interim target will “almost certainly” be missed. …

SNP Government fails to hit child poverty target as charity hits out at "national embarrassment"

New figures show the Scottish Government did not come close to hitting a target enshrined in law.