Scotland is on course to miss its legally binding child poverty targets by a wide margin, according to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, which has called for radical change to reduce poverty among children.
The charity said the current direction of travel was not sufficient to meet the targets. Its warning highlights the scale of the challenge facing efforts to cut child poverty in Scotland.
The foundation’s assessment places renewed focus on the measures needed to improve progress towards the legally binding goals. It said more fundamental change would be required if Scotland is to reduce child poverty significantly.
No further details on the charity’s proposed measures or the timetable for meeting the targets were provided in the supplied material. The latest assessment is that Scotland remains on course to fall well short of its legal poverty commitments.
