SCOTTISH ministers are unlikely to meet their own targets to tackle child poverty with the cost of living crisis making the ambition harder, independent experts have said.
The warning comes in the latest report by the Poverty and Inequality Commission (PIC) published after a ministerial update this afternoon on the SNP/Green Government's plans to tackle the problem which it has made a key priority.
It said that while some progress was made by ministers during the past year in delivering on major commitments such as the Scottish Child Payment and funded early learning and childcare, the actions taken were "very unlikely" to be enough to meet its 2030 targets.
