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Have a look here Sign up for our newsletterThe risk of poverty for children is not shared equally. Children of single parents; BME children, the children of migrant parents, disabled children have an increased risk of living in financial hardship and that simply isn’t right.
Austerity, changes to the welfare system and cuts to local services have all had an impact on the lives of the families affected by disability.
One quarter of all children in Scotland are living in poverty. That is nearly 250,000 children. As I write this today, there are 10,000 more children in Scotland living in poverty than there were last year.
Many families in Scotland are struggling because of austerity. Finances, housing and health are all under pressure. The UNCRC states that the family is the most appropriate place for children and that parents hold rights on behalf of their children, and that the state has a duty to support parents in delivering these rights. Home-Start Scotland and Parenting across Scotland have come together to explore how the incorporation of the UNCRC into Scots law can support families to exercise these rights on behalf of their children.
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