Scotland currently has 19% of households living in poverty, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) said.
That is just over one million people.
More than three in five people in poverty are in a working family and in-work poverty has risen from 10% of workers 20 years ago to 13% now.
In Scotland, 19% of the lowest income households have problem debt - the highest across the UK. Among the richest fifth in Scotland, the figure is just 1%.
That is just over one million people.
More than three in five people in poverty are in a working family and in-work poverty has risen from 10% of workers 20 years ago to 13% now.
In Scotland, 19% of the lowest income households have problem debt - the highest across the UK. Among the richest fifth in Scotland, the figure is just 1%.
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