Targets relating to child poverty 1 Child poverty targets 5 (1) The Scottish Ministers must ensure that the child poverty targets are met in the financial year beginning with 1 April 2030. (2) The child poverty targets are that, of children living in households in Scotland— (a) less than 10% fall within section 2 (relative poverty), (b) less than 5% fall within section 3 (absolute poverty), 10 (c) less than 5% fall within section 4 (combined low income and material deprivation), (d) less than 5% fall within section 5 (persistent poverty). 2 Relative poverty A child falls within this section in a financial year if the child lives in a household 15 whose equivalised net income for the year is less than 60% of median equivalised net household income for the year. 3 Absolute poverty (1) A child falls within this section in a financial year if the child lives in a household whose equivalised net income for the year is less than 60% of the amount of median 20 equivalised net household income for the financial year beginning with 1 April 2010, adjusted to take account of changes in the value of money since that financial year. (2) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations substitute a different date...