This document summarises a year-long project to identify gaps and priorities in child poverty research in Scotland. The findings are intended to inform a research agenda on child poverty leading up to the Scottish Government’s next child poverty action plan in 2026.During the project, we spoke to a number of people including child poverty researchers; people with lived experience of poverty and of poverty research; decision-makers; and the media. We collected insights into what research is needed moving forward, and how such research should be conducted. We also heard recommendations on how to translate evidence into policy or public understanding of an issue.
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- Gaps and priorities in child poverty research in Scotland
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Table of Contents
- Goals 1
- Activities 1
- Gaps in child poverty research 2
- Researchers People with lived experience of poverty 4
- Data 4
- Work 4
- Benefits 4
- Childcare 4
- Overarching issues 4
- Health social care 4
- Housing 4
- Best practices for participatory research 5
- Immigration asylum 5
- Technology additional costs of school 5
- Consider individual 5
- Make engagement more than a tick-box 5
- Concerns about approaches to tackling child poverty 6
- Translating research into policy 6
- Communicate and 6
- Media coverage of child poverty research 7
- Priorities for a child poverty research agenda 7