A 10th of the Scottish population – nearly half a million people – are living in “very deep poverty”.
Half a million people are in “very deep poverty” in Scotland with statistics showing women and ethnic minorities are disproportionately at risk, according to a charity.
Figures showed 60 per cent of children living in poverty have at last one parent who works. A tenth of workers were paid below the Real Living Wage for at least four in five years. Housing costs had a huge impact, with 110,000 people in working families “pulled into poverty due to their housing costs”. That meant their income was “enough to escape poverty” but outgoings were excessive.
First Minister Humza Yousaf has pledged to call on the UK Government to legislate for an Essentials Guarantee to ensure Universal Credit should protect people from going without the essentials. “There are things governments can, and should do, but businesses need to engage with their workforces to ensure that employees are able to secure an income that supports them to get by.
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