coronavirus on the UK will be felt for decades. The body, which provides independent advice to the UK government, said the gap between disadvantaged and privileged children at school has widened further in the wake of the pandemic.In a State of the Nation report 2021 published on Tuesday, the organisation called for governments across the UK to act now to rescue the next generation from decades of hardship.Almost one in three children, 4.3 million, is now in child poverty, 700,000 more than 2012, the report reveals.
The report praised the Scottish Government’s £10 a week Scottish Child Payment to help low income families with children but also had criticism for Nicola Sturgeon.
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