Question reference: S6W-26296
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 20 March 2024
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Current status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 16 April 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what measurements it is currently using to assess its Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan.
Answer
The Scottish Government takes an evidence-based approach to tackling child poverty by ensuring that plans are underpinned by evidence and that we carefully monitor progress. The evaluation strategy summarises the approach which is split across three key areas:
(1) Careful monitoring of the four child poverty targets(relative poverty, absolute poverty, low income and material deprivation, and persistent poverty).
(2) Examination of the three drivers of poverty via the child poverty measurement framework (income from employment, cost of living, and income from social security and benefits in-kind) and
(3) monitoring impact of key interventions on child poverty.
The hyperlinks to all key documents mentioned above are included in the background note.