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The Scottish Child Payment is helping families, but more must be done to meet the 2030 child poverty targets
Recent figures showed that child poverty has fallen in Scotland, in contrast with the rest of the UK. This shows that measures like the Scottish Child Payment are working. But the Scottish Government still missed its interim child poverty target - and poverty in families with a baby increased. To meet the legally binding 2030 child poverty target, we need to see bold action, including investing in social security.
Scrapping the two-child limit is the most cost-effective way of reducing child poverty
Not only is scrapping the two-child limit the most cost-effective way to reduce child poverty but it would lift 250,000 children out of poverty.
What does the UK budget mean for children in Scotland
How the Scottish Government could use Barnett consequentials from the UK budget 2023
A cost of living crisis diary from north-east England
Sophia*, 28, from Wallsend, North Tyneside, is a mum-of-two and is on Universal Credit. She kept a diary on how the cost of living crisis has impacted her family.
Help us build a new narrative around child poverty
We've been doing research to better understand how key swing audiences understand child poverty, and how to help foster more empathy for families on low incomes.
Child poverty is about more than going without essentials
Child poverty is about more than going without essentials
Volunteers' Week - Fundraising on a zip line
Our Practice Development Advisor in Wales, Ruth McDonald, on taking on a huge challenge for families hurt by the pandemic, and in memory of her late son Ben.