Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan: Fourth Year Progress Report 2021-2022 - Focus Report on Households with Mothers Aged 25 or Under

This document describes an evaluation of the Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan in Scotland, specifically focusing on households with mothers under 25. The policy aims to reduce child poverty by addressing employment income, cost of living, and social security. The evaluation employed qualitative interviews and data analysis, revealing that a significant number of children in these households live in relative poverty. Young mothers face employment challenges, limited social security benefits, and difficulties in accessing education, with these issues intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic. The evaluation recommends increasing income, providing quality mental health care, and tackling the root causes of poverty. It also emphasizes the need for non-judgmental support, affordable childcare, and flexible work opportunities. Additionally, the document assesses the social security system's impact on young mothers, who rely heavily on it and face challenges such as lower allowances, benefit sanctions, and issues with literacy and mental health. The transition to Universal Credit has particularly affected single parents under 25. The evaluation concludes that comprehensive support and targeted interventions are necessary to help young mothers under 25 overcome the multiple barriers to escaping poverty. **This summary was written by an AI model and therefore should not be considered a definitive summary of the report. If you are aware of inaccuracies, please email evaluation.registry@cabinetoffice.gov.uk.**

Description

• Lead department: The Scottish Government (The Scottish Government)
• Evaluation stage: A complete evaluation report
• Other departments: No other departments listed
• Evaluation types: Process evaluation
• Process methods: Other
• Grant information: This intervention is not distributing funding via a grant
• Government Major Project information: This intervention is not a major project
• Policies: No policies provided

Event Dates

• Event Name: Publication of final results
• Event date: August 2022

Evaluation Costs

• Cost: Not provided

Evaluation sharing

• Link(s) to published report(s): Yes
• Links to evaluation plans: No link provided
• Links to published evaluations (DEBUGGING): No final report link found.
• Findings: Not provided
• Permission to share confirmed: Yes