Poverty-proofing for families in or on the edges of care

Date of publication: 1 August 2023

Published by:One Parent Families Scotland and The Promise

This report discusses how children in the most deprived areas in Scotland are nearly 20 times more likely to be in the care system or child protection register than those in the least deprived areas.

It highlights the hard truths about the impact poverty can have - both financially and emotionally - on families when facing the care system, and the existing gap in service provision.

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Read this report

• Poverty-proofing for families in or on the edges of care

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