vThe Child Poverty (Scotland) Act 2017 includes four targets for child poverty in Scotland in 2030 and interim targets for 2023. The targets require that, of all children living in Scotland:
- less than 18% are in relative poverty by 2023-24 and less than 10% by 2030-31
- less than 14% are in absolute poverty by 2023-24 and less than 5% by 2030-31
- less than 8% are in combined low income and material deprivation by 2023-24 and less than 5% by 2030-31
- less than 8% are in persistent poverty by 2023-24 and less than 5% by 2030-31