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Annie McKenzie

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Partnership and Projects Lead for Scotland at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation

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Carla Cebula @carlaonion.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Today’s poverty statistics show that the Scottish Government has failed to meet the interim child poverty reduction targets. 240,000 children is Scotland remain in poverty (AHC). To have met the targets a further 40,000 children would need to have been lifted out of poverty.
Line chart showing the trend in relative child poverty (AHC) and the child poverty reduction targets. It shows one-year estimates with large confidence intervals. The rate in 2023/24 is 22% and the interim target (also 2023/24) is 18%. In 2030/31 the final target is 10%.
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Resolve Poverty @resolvepoverty.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
In a new article, @anniemckenzie.bsky.social, Partnership and Projects Lead (Scotland) at @jrf-uk.bsky.social, shares some of the key success factors that have led to a lived experience group in Dundee becoming central to local decision-making 👇 www.resolvepoverty.org/alternative-...
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Inclusive decision-making empowering Dundee’s community
Dundee Fighting for Fairness (DFFF) are a lived experience group who work to ensure their voices are at the centre of local decision-making.
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