The Glasgow Pooor

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.

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