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Child poverty

Causes of child poverty

The causes, scale and impact of child poverty as well as national delivery plans and local actions to reduce it

Local actions to reduce child poverty

Requirements and guidance on creating local child poverty action reports, as well as information on specific local actions to reduce child poverty

Financial inclusion referral pathways

Financial inclusion can be described as the ability of an individual, household or group to access appropriate financial services or products

Prioritise Child Poverty: a data and systems approach

Information and resources related to work carried out between Public Health Scotland and Inverclyde Council looking at child poverty

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