Scottish government set to miss its child poverty targets – report

UK-wide austerity blamed as predictions put figure at 29% - rather than 18% - in 2023

The Scottish government is at risk of missing its own child poverty targets by more than 100,000 children, according to projections from the Resolution Foundation.

Westminster austerity measures will put child poverty across the country on course to hit a 20-year peak of about 29% of children living in relative poverty by 2023, its report forecasts. The figure is considerably higher than the Scottish government's target of 18%.