The Scottish Government definitions of poverty and income inequality to identify who needs support.
Living in poverty means two adults with an income after housing costs are met of £243 per week or £12,700 a year is in poverty.
For a couple with two children it is £393 pw, £20,500 a year.
A single parent with £291 pw or £15,200 a year is living in poverty and a single person with less than £141 pw or £7,300 per year is in poverty.
The statistics for Glasgow show:
*One in three children in poverty
*More than three quarters of children in poverty in households where someone works.
*One in five people earn below the Living Wage of £8.25 an hour.
*One in eight adults do not have access to a bank or building society account.
* In the poorest parts of the city more than 55% of children live in poverty.
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/14807537.Challenge_Poverty__City_devises_People_Make_Glasgow_Fairer_anti_poverty_strategy/
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