In this episode, we discuss the latest child poverty statistics, Scotland’s child poverty targets, and where we go from here.
PARTICIPANTS
Chirsty McFadyen , Economics Associate, Fraser of Allander Institute, University of Strathclyde
Hannah Randolph, Economics Fellow, Fraser of Allander Institute, University of Strathclyde
Chris Birt, Associate Director for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Read more on poverty and low income from the FAI: https://fraserofallander.org/themes/poverty-and-low-income/
Read more from JRF’s analysis of Scottish poverty: https://www.jrf.org.uk/our-people/chris-birt
Sign up to SHERU’s webinar on child poverty and health inequalities: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-future-at-risk-child-poverty-and-health-inequalities-in-scotland-tickets-1292662441159
Timestamps:
(0:00) Introduction
(00:38) What do the latest child poverty statistics say?
(01:49) What was JRF’s reaction to the stats?
(03:09) Can we see an impact from Scottish Child Payment?
(06:09) How do we achieve the 2030 targets from here?
(09:24) Modelling of options to meet 2030 targets
(12:57) What about cost?
(19:27) How might UK Government proposed benefits changes impact poverty levels?
(23:30) How will the changes impact Scotland’s finances?
(25:41) What happens in Scotland if the work capability assessment is replaced by the PIP assessment?
(28:20) What’s next for child poverty analysis at the FAI and JRF?
Authors
Chirsty is a Knowledge Exchange Associate at the Fraser of Allander Institute where she primarily works on projects related to employment and inequality.
Hannah is a Fellow at the Fraser of Allander Institute. She specialises in applied social policy analysis with a focus on social security, poverty and inequality, labour supply, and immigration.
Chris Birt
Deputy Director JRF in Scotland