Concerns raised over hardworking Perth and Kinross residents living in poverty due to low pay
dailyrecord.co.ukPerth and Kinross councillors have expressed concern over hardworking residents living in poverty due to low pay.Figures from 2020/21 show 24,000 Perth and Kinross residents were in lower paid work with 13,000 (16.5 per cent of those employed) earning less than the Living Wage.
Councillors from across the political spectrum sought to tackle the "unacceptable" situation as they approved the latest Local Child Poverty Action Report at a meeting of Perth and Kinross Council on Wednesday, November 9.
Seconding the report - moved by council leader Graint Laing - SNP Blairgowrie and Glens councillor Tom McEwan slammed the "unacceptable in-work poverty and uptake of the Living Wage" in Perth and Kinross.
Cllr McEwan said: "Child poverty is increasing in Perth and Kinross. Child poverty is increasing."We as a council must use our influence to make a real and lasting difference."Labour Perth City North councillor Brian Leishman said: "Three years into COVID we have transitioned from a health crisis into a full-blown economic catastrophe." He added: "Food prices are going up.
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