The JRF’s annual poverty barometer, which analyses information from the Office for Budget Responsibility, indicates Scotland ...

Recent figures suggest a quarter of Scotland's children were living in poverty in the early years of this decade.

John Swinney will set out his vision for eradicating child poverty across Scotland in a major speech on Wednesday. The First ...

John Swinney refused to say whether failing to reduce child poverty rates would be considered a failure of his government.

John Swinney has said his key priority is eradicating child poverty. But does he believe that or are critics right to call it warm words?

Scotland is the only part of the UK projected to reduce child poverty by 2029, driven by policies like the Scottish Child Payment, a new ...

Swinney said there was 'potential to make a real and radical difference to the lives of children in Scotland' through his ...

John Swinney dismissed a suggestion from the UK government that SNP plans to offset the two-child benefit cap are being held ...

The Greens and Lib Dems’ decisions to support the Scottish Government’s Budget will not change the outcome of the vote - but ...

Writing in his regular Record column, the Scottish Labour leader says John Swinney's years at the heart of the SNP Government ...

The First Minister said if the system can be in place sooner, ‘the first payments will be made in this coming year’.

Ending child poverty has been listed as one of John Swinney's top priorities John Swinney was in listening mode. He needs help. He needs advice. Eighteen years after entering office with a high ...