Tackling child poverty delivery plan 2022-2026 - annex 8: children's rights and wellbeing impact assessment

3. Will there be different impacts on different groups of children and young people?

Evidence shows that six types of families are at highest risk of child poverty. These priority families are: larger families (3+ children), families with young mothers (<25yrs), families with a disabled adult or child, minority ethnic families, families with a child under 1 year old, and lone parent families. The Plan places particular focus on delivering for these families. We recognise that some families fall under more than one of these priority types and so, the Plan takes an intersectional approach.

Elements of the Plan have an even wider reach (for example, improvements to transport services) so, in some cases, all children will stand to benefit. The Plan aligns with Getting it right for every child (GIRFEC), Scotland's national approach to improving the wellbeing of all children and young people.

For detailed assessments of the impact on children in Island/Rural areas, see the Island Communities Impact Assessment (Annex 10). See the Equalities Impact Assessment (Annex 7) for assessment of the Plan's impact in relation to protected characteristics.