The Child Poverty Act sets out interim targets, to be met in the financial year beginning 1 April 2023. This is the halfway point between the position at the time the Child Poverty (Scotland) Act was passed and the 2030 target date for meeting the targets:
- > 18% of children are in relative poverty
- > 14% of children are in absolute poverty
- > 8% of children are in combined low income and material deprivation
- > 8% of children are in persistent poverty
| 2023 target | 2030 target | 2020 Scotland | 2020 Angus | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % of children in absolute poverty | 18% | 10% | 24% | 18% |
| % of children in absolute poverty | 14% | 5% | 22% | 15% |
Local data
- 11,993 young people (aged 16 to 25)
- 116,200 population
- 1% non-white ethnic minority groups
- 446 affordable new homes built since 2017/18
- 11,612 home energy referrals since 2017/18
- Homeless applications: 366 1/7/19 to 31/3/20, 281 1/7/20 to 31/3/21
- food hampers delivered to 54 families in order to provide essential food supplies over Christmas period through Home Start Angus
- 86 digital and mifi devices distributed to families through Connecting Scotland Funding
- £3,851,344.38 Value of financial gains for Angus residents
- Online benefit calculator was used 2,064 times for the period, resulting in financial entitlements of £10.3m being either identified or confirmed.
- 1,815 Angus residents received a total of £539,453 in Best Start grant payments for the period 12 August 2019 to 31 March 2020