A classroom of children a day could fall into poverty unless benefits changes are brought in sooner, IPPR Scotland, an independent think thank has claimed. It also cited "UK benefits cuts" leading to falling living standards.
If family income supplement measures were not introduced quickly, 50,000 more youngsters would be affected by 2023-24. That is the equivalent of 25 children a day entering relative poverty.
IPPR Scotland director Russell Gunson said: "It's not right that almost a quarter of children in Scotland are locked into poverty. And without action that figure is due to rise dramatically."
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