Evidence library

This report is the second stage of a research project which explores the views and experiences of poverty amongst those living within low income households with at least one child under the age of 18. This report and the literature review which preceded it (McKendrick et al. 2003) inform the efforts of the Scottish Executive in working toward the development of effective policy to prevent and eliminate child poverty within a generation. The explicit evaluations by those living in low income family households of government policies and practices also yield policy-relevant insights. Similarly, life experiences and outlook serve as a barometer of the extent to which policies are changing the lives of the least affluent in Scotland.