The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health said Scotland risks raising one of the unhealthiest generations of children without urgent action.

RADICAL change is needed to cut the number of children in poverty, a new report has warned, as the Scottish Government looks set to miss legally binding targets on the issue “by miles” ...

The SNP has challenged Labour after ministers confirmed no comparative assessment of child poverty trends has been carried out since the Scottish Child Payment was introduced.

Scottish Child Payment is unique to Scotland and provides financial support for families, helping with the costs of caring for a child. It is a weekly payment, currently worth £27.15 (£108.60 every ...

Stuart Duffin analyses a new report showing that Scotland is set to miss targets for eliminating child poverty ...

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SNP ministers are “failing to deliver” for Scots kids with a trail of broken promises, the outgoing Children’s Commissioner warned. Bruce Adamson blasted the Scottish Government for leaving too many ...

A charity has warned of the "digital destruction of childhoods" in Scotland as almost two thirds of kids are spending "too much time online". Children First shared the harrowing figures as it called ...

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation says Scotland is on course to miss legally-binding poverty targets "by a wide margin".