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Tackling Poverty - Briefing for MSPs

07 June 2021

A briefing outlining the current situation in regards to poverty in Scotland, the progress that has been made so far in tackling poverty and the steps that can be taken to meet child poverty targets, including taking action to double the Scottish child payment in the first year of this parliament.

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Poverty in Scotland 2021 - towards a 2030 without poverty? A summary briefing

23 April 2021

The 'Poverty in Scotland' book is a unique collaboration. It brings together academics, anti-poverty campaigners, public officials, trade unionists and practitioners to provide a state of the nation assessment of the scale, nature and impact of poverty. It assesses the progress that has been made and the policies now needed to ensure Scotland’s ambitions toward ending poverty are realised.

Benefit levels Briefing Child poverty legislation Child poverty statistics Child poverty strategies Childcare Ending child poverty Work and pay Scotland

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Poverty gaps and material deprivation

06 December 2016

This briefing describes how poverty gaps – the distance below the poverty line that the typical family living in poverty finds themselves – have changed since the start of the financial crisis. It shows that, even as the poverty rate has remained broadly stable, the poor have got poorer, and the experience of poverty has become harsher.

Briefing Child poverty statistics Ending child poverty UK

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Life chances indicators - CPAG submission

18 April 2016

The government intends to replace the current statutory child poverty measures with new measures of ‘life chances’. Four statutory measures have been put forward: children in workless households, children in long-term workless households, and educational attainment at Key Stage 4 (GCSE) for all children and for disadvantaged children.

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Work and Pensions Committee inquiry into intergenerational fairness

29 February 2016

The post-crash period has been one in which children have been poorly protected, bearing the brunt of austerity measures, with the result that child poverty is increasing, and is set to do so into the future.

Briefing Child poverty statistics Ending child poverty UK

Briefing

Welfare Reform and Work Bill - briefings

04 August 2015

A collection of briefings from CPAG and other organisations on the Welfare Reform and Work Bill

Benefit cap Briefing Child poverty statistics Children’s benefits Costs and spending Ending child poverty In-work benefits Sanctions and conditionality Two child limit UK Welfare reform

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Welfare Reform and Work Bill - Second Reading Briefing

16 July 2015

This Briefing presents CPAG's response to the Welfare Reform and Work Bill 2015. The Bill presents wide-ranging changes which will affect families across the country.

Benefit cap Benefit levels Briefing Child poverty legislation Child poverty statistics Children’s benefits Costs and spending Ending child poverty In-work benefits Sanctions and conditionality Two child limit UK Welfare reform

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Briefing on the impact of childcare costs on child poverty

25 June 2015

This research published by Gingerbread and Child Poverty Action Group found that 130,000 UK children are pushed into poverty as working parents struggle to pay rising childcare costs.

Briefing Child poverty statistics Childcare Costs and spending Ending child poverty UK

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Programme for government, 2015-2020

07 April 2015

The 2015 government faces a child poverty crisis: by 2020, there are predicted to be 700,000 more children in poverty than there were in 2010. Our programme for government sets out six steps the government can take to face up to this crisis.