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Families with young children

This group crosses over with all other groups. Families can experience a significant reduction in income whilst reliant on maternity and paternity payments.

Figures showing how many children live in households where there is a child under one year of age in Glasgow are not available, but there are figures at a Scottish level detailing the poverty rate for these households.

Child poverty rates in households with a child under one year old, Scotland
Child poverty rates in households with a child under 1 year old, Scotland, 2011-2014 - 2018-2021

Both relative and severe poverty for these families have grown in the time period shown, from 27% to 34% and from 17% to 24%, respectively.

Notes

These data come from Scottish Government statistics. The child poverty data may differ from previous publication due to changes in updates.

This section was last updated in December 2024.

Further reading under ‘Child poverty priority groups’