Tackling child poverty: first year progress report (2018 to 2019)

Footnotes

1 As set out in section 4, pdf page 94.

2 www.povertyinequality.scot

3 Annex A – Child Poverty Evaluation Strategy www.gov.scot/ISBN/9781787819634

4 Annex B – Child Poverty Measurement Framework www.gov.scot/ISBN/9781787819641

5 Annex C – Child Poverty in Minority Ethnic Families www.gov.scot/ISBN/9781787819658

6 14,738 children were ‘looked after’ on 31st July 2018, a decrease of 1% from 2016-17.

7 Scottish Government – Corporate parenting - turning legislation into practice together – June 2018

8 Material deprivation data has been collected since 2004. Due to a change in the methodology, it is not possible to compare the most recent years with years before 2010‑13. The break in the time series indicates this change.

9 Scottish Government (March 2018), Tackling child poverty delivery plan: forecasting child poverty in Scotland

10 Resolution Foundation (March 2019), Wrong direction - Can Scotland hit its child poverty targets?

11 Scottish Parliament Information Centre (April 2019), Child poverty in Scotland: forecasting the impact of policy options

12 No One Left Behind £35 million; Disability Employment Support £3 million; Parental Employment Support Fund £5 million per annum by 2022.

13 Joseph Rowntree Foundation – UK Poverty 2018

14 This included One Parent Families Scotland, Gingerbread, Action for Children, Women’s Aid, as well as local authorities and colleges.

15 Programmes we have visited include ‘We Work for Families’, North Ayrshire; ‘Make it Work’ in Fife; and ‘Clyde Gateway – Supporting Families Project’ in Glasgow.

16 Scottish Government – Fair Work Action Plan – Feb 2019

17 Scottish Government – Gender Pay Gap Action Plan – March 2019

18 Based on 18-20 year old earning National Minimum Wage of £6.15 from 1st April 2019.

19 Scottish Government – Housing to 2040: stakeholder engagement report 2018

20 Scottish Child Payment Policy Position Paper – Scottish Government

21 Analysis of Options for the Income Supplement – Scottish Government

22 From the Scottish Fiscal Commission forecasts – May 2019

23 Better Mental Health In Scotland – Scottish Government – Dec 2018

24 Scottish Government – Supporting disabled children, young people and their families: guidance – April 2019

25 Figures correct as of 31 March 2018

26 Scottish Government – April 2019 – Place Principle

27 Scottish Government – Fairer Scotland Duty Interim Guidance – March 2018