In the Daily Record, three days ago, the above claim but it’s all talk as the IFS has exposed.

From Initial response to the Scottish Labour manifesto, published yesterday:

Despite signalling that Scottish Labour wants to see falls in child poverty, the manifesto proposes little new cash support for families with children beyond additional support for childcare. The policy to increase the Scottish child payment to £40 a week for children under one is already planned by the outgoing government for 2027–28, as is the plan for breakfast clubs in primary schools. Whilst there is a plan to ‘review’ the earnings threshold for free school meals in secondary schools, there is no firm commitment here. Substantial increases in benefits of the scale likely needed to achieve the ambitious statutory child poverty targets in Scotland are lacking.

https://ifs.org.uk/articles/initial-response-scottish-labour-manifesto

The SNP?

Fully worked out at:

Conclusions from above:

Eradicating child poverty and delivering on the 2030 targets is the central mission of the Scottish Government. The actions taken since 2018 have already made a real and measurable difference for children and families across the country, and this plan builds on that progress with further bold, ambitious measures.

In Every Child, Every Chance, we set out two scenarios for 2030. One showed the impact of taking no action, where as many as one in three children would have their lives limited by poverty. The other showed what could be achieved through concerted effort: meeting the 2030 targets, reducing both the number of children in poverty and the depth of that poverty, and lessening its impact on families’ lives.

Meeting the 2030 targets would be nothing short of transformational – reshaping outcomes for children and parents across Scotland and enabling every family to thrive and contribute to our society. This is the future we have been working towards since our first Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan, and we must continue to drive that work forward with urgency and determination.