Date: 24th July 2017
Category: Child poverty

A survey showing a rise in the number of children arriving at school hungry and lacking basic provisions has prompted demands for urgent and decisive action from Scotland's governments by the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS).

Date: 24th July 2017
Category: Child poverty

In 2017, Scotland will become the first part of the UK to introduce the socioeconomic duty. This consultation paper asks for input on this, ahead of guidance that will be developed later in the year.

Date: 12th July 2017
Category: Child poverty

A report on the life chances of young people in Scotland has been published which includes recommendations on employment, housing and mental health.

Date: 31st May 2017
Category: Child poverty

The End Child Poverty Coalition has welcomed the publication of the Stage One report on the Scottish Government's Child Poverty (Scotland) Bill.

Date: 2nd May 2017
Category: Child poverty

The European Commission has put forward a proposal for a European Pillar of Social Rights which recognises "children's right to protection from poverty", among others.

Date: 3rd April 2017
Category: Child poverty

New experimental statistics have been published today showing the proportion of people living in persistent poverty in Scotland between 2010 and 2015.

Date: 22nd March 2017
Category: Child poverty

End Child Poverty research demonstrates that prices are estimated to rise by 35% between 2010 and 2020, but Child Benefit will have increased by just 2% over the same period - around a seventeenth of what would be needed to keep up with increases in the cost of living.

Date: 7th March 2017
Category: Care Experienced children, Child poverty

A study by seven British universities has revealed significant inequalities in child welfare across the UK, with children in the poorest areas 10 times more likely than those in the least deprived to become involved in the child protection system.

Date: 6th March 2017
Category: Child poverty

It was announced on 25 February 2017 that proposed targets for addressing child poverty in Scotland are to be scrutinised by the Committee as it begins its examination of the Child Poverty (Scotland) Bill.

Date: 20th February 2017
Category: Child poverty

For the first time since devolution, the Scottish Government will be responsible for meeting ambitious targets to reduce and ultimately end child poverty in Scotland. Under the new Bill, local authorities and health boards have a legal duty to report on action taken to reduce poverty.

Date: 20th February 2017
Category: Child poverty

Children born into poor families are more than two years behind peers with wealthy parents in maths, science and reading by the age of 15, according to new analysis.

Date: 24th January 2017
Category: Child poverty

More than 800 children were living in temporary accommodation Scotland during one three-month period last year, a 17% increase on the previous year.

Date: 24th January 2017
Category: Child poverty

Rises in the cost of living will outstrip meagre increases in child benefit by 17 times by 2020, a new report by the End Child Poverty coalition has warned.

Date: 10th January 2017
Category: Child poverty

There is overwhelming support for the government's ambition to tackle the deep-rooted causes of child poverty says Equalities Secretary Angela Constance, but the Scottish Greens argue that the latest government report shows the need for a budget to tackle the 'scandal' of child poverty.

Date: 29th November 2016
Category: Social security, Child poverty

Some measures in the autumn statement have been criticised by the sector because they do not go far enough to reverse the cuts already inflicted.

Date: 15th November 2016
Category: Child poverty

A survey assessment for the End Child Poverty coalition has suggested that 3.5 million children are living in low income households in the UK - with 220,000 of them in Scotland.

Date: 1st November 2016
Category: Freedom of association and peaceful assembly, Child poverty

LGBT Youth Scotland's Housing and Homelessness Youth Commissioners want to hear from LGBT young people who have experience of homelessness. They are gathering young people's stories to help evidence the need for a National Strategy that recognises the role discrimination plays in increasing the risk of homelessness.

Date: 17th October 2016
Category: Child poverty

The Scottish Government launched its Fairer Scotland Action Plan this week, setting out the 50 steps it plans to take to make Scotland a fairer place by 2030.

Date: 20th September 2016
Category: Child poverty

The Netherlands EU Presidency has achieved a high grade in the Eurochild scorecard which measures EU presidencies on four key criteria: addressing child poverty, for which it received top marks; mainstreaming children's rights in broader policies, progressing the EU children's rights agenda and listening to children, for which it received above average grades.In Europe, one in four children are at risk of poverty or social exclusion. The adoption of the Council Conclusions on 'Combating poverty and social exclusion: an integrated approach' is an important marker of how European countries can share practices and policies while ensuring integrated approaches are streamlined throughout the EU.

Date: 6th September 2016
Category: Child poverty

Families on lower incomes pay more than average costs for basic goods and services, according to new research published by Citizens Advice Scotland.