Citizens Advice Scotland stands ready to support the First Minister’s mission to end child poverty — but lasting change demands secure funding, long-term thinking, and a commitment to wraparound support for families in crisis, says David Hilferty

The First Minister has rightly put eradicating child poverty at the centre of his government’s priorities. I recently attended a conference in Glasgow to mobilise behind this national mission. Because it’s going to take all of us, isn’t it?

‘Whole Family Support’ is held up as pivotal to this endeavour. Three principles underpin it: emotional and relational support; practical support; and financial support.

For over 85 years now, those same tenets have been the signature of our own approach at Citizens Advice Scotland.

One of the unique elements of our advice is........

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