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Child Poverty (Scotland) Act 2017

Consolidated Text As Enacted Cited authorities 19 Cited in Amendments 10 Related
Vincent
JurisdictionScotland
Citation2017 asp 6
(1) The Scottish Ministers must ensure that the 2030 targets are met in the financial year beginning with 1 April 2030.less than 10% fall within section 3 (relative poverty) ,less than 5% fall within section 4 (absolute poverty) ,less than 5% fall within section 5 (combined low income and material deprivation) ,less than 5% fall within section 6 (persistent poverty) .(1) The Scottish Ministers must ensure that the interim targets are met in the financial year beginning with 1 April 2023.less than 18% fall within section 3 (relative poverty) ,less than 14% fall within section 4 (absolute poverty) ,less than 8% fall within section 5 (combined low income and material deprivation) ,less than 8% fall within section 6 (persistent poverty) .
  • A child falls within this section in a financial year if the child lives in a household whose equivalised net income for the year is less than 60% of median equivalised net household income for the year.
    • (1) A child falls within this section in a financial year if the child lives in a household whose equivalised net income for the year is less than 60% of the amount of median equivalised net household income for the financial year beginning with 1 April 2010, adjusted to take account of changes in the value of money since that financial year.(2) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations substitute a different date for the date mentioned for the time being in subsection (1) .(3) Regulations under subsection (2) are subject to the affirmative procedure.(a) lives in a household whose equivalised net income for the year is less than 70% of median equivalised net household income for the year, and(b) experiences material deprivation in the year.in each of the survey years, in a household in Scotland, andin at least 3 of the survey years, in a household whose equivalised net income for the survey year was less than 60% of median equivalised net household income for the survey year.the calendar year that ends during the financial year, andthe 3 previous calendar years.(1) For the purposes of this Act, the deductions to be made in calculating net household income include housing costs.(2) In this Act—
    • “equivalised”, in relation to household income, means adjusted to take account of variations in household size and composition,
    • “median equivalised net household income” means the median equivalised net household income for the United Kingdom.
    (1) The Poverty and Inequality Commission (in this Act, referred to as “the Commission”) is established.to advise the Scottish Ministers on any matter relating to poverty or inequality in Scotland, including the impact of their policies and use of resources in reducing such poverty and inequality,to monitor progress in reducing poverty and inequality in Scotland,to promote the reduction of poverty and inequality in Scotland.gathering evidence,carrying out research,preparing and publishing such reports as it considers appropriate.(2B) The Commission must publish any advice it provides to the Scottish Ministers.(3) The schedule makes further provision about the Commission.1 April 2018 to 31 March 2022,1 April 2022 to 31 March 2026,1 April 2026 to 31 March 2031.the measures that the Scottish Ministers propose to take during the period of the plan for the purpose of meeting the child poverty targets,an assessment of the contribution the proposed measures are expected to make to meeting the child poverty targets,an explanation of how that assessment has been arrived at, andan assessment of the financial resources required to fund the proposed measures.the provision of financial support for children and parents, including the making of such provision by virtue of Part 3 of the Scotland Act 2016 (welfare benefits and employment support) ,children living in households whose income is adversely affected, or whose expenditure is increased, because a member of the household has one or more protected characteristics,supporting local authorities to consider the automatic payment of benefits and support,social security matters,income maximisation,financial support,education and, in particular, closing the attainment gap,the availability and affordability of housing,the availability and affordability of childcare,the employment of parents (with remuneration that is sufficient to secure an adequate standard of living) , andthe development of the employment-related skills of parents,physical and mental health,children living in single-parent households,arrangements for setting the amount of the revenue support grant payable to each local authority in order to ensure that resources are directed for the purpose of contributing to the meeting of the child poverty targets.(4) A delivery plan must, in particular, set out whether, during the period of the plan for the purpose of meeting the child poverty targets, the Scottish Ministers intend to bring forward legislation to exercise the power provided for in section 24 of the Scotland Act 2016 to top-up social security benefits in relation to providing a top-up for child benefit paid under section 141 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992.(5) A delivery plan may include such other information about child poverty as the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate.consult the Commission on the measures they propose to include in the

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