Scottish poverty study calls on governments to tackle rising deprivation
Wednesday, August 20, 2014 - 05:30
in Mathematics & Economics
The percentage of households falling below society's minimum standard of living has increased from 14 per cent to 33 per cent over the last 30 years, despite the size of the economy doubling. This is one of the stark findings from the largest study of poverty and deprivation ever conducted in the UK.