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Fall in child poverty rates in West Dunbartonshire predicted

Image description: two young children walking hand in hand towards a close entrance
Image description: two young children walking hand in hand towards a close entrance

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation publication suggests that Scotland will be the only part of the UK to see a decline in child poverty rates, thanks to Scotland-only social security policies introduced by the SNP Scottish Government.


The report forecasts that Scotland's child poverty rate will drop from 23.7 per cent to 21.8 per cent by January 2029, due to initiatives such as the Scottish Child Payment and the removal of the two-child benefit cap.


The report states child poverty is expected to rise elsewhere in the UK.


Clydebank MSP Marie McNair has welcomed the report.


She said: "This report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation highlights the real benefit that SNP policies like the Scottish Child Payment are having on children in Scotland, including here in Clydebank.


"To see child poverty rates in Scotland drop while they look set to rise across the rest of the UK, shows the tangible difference that progressive, evidence-led policy interventions can make to the lives of our young people.


"The SNP Scottish Government has made eradicating child poverty its number one priority.


"Whilst there is still much work to be done, it is encouraging that the action we are taking is bringing us closer to achieving this, and that our policies are making a tangible difference to children's lives here in our community.”


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