Bringing Hope, Building Futures: Tackling child poverty delivery plan 2026-2031 – annex 1: Child Poverty (Scotland) Act 2017 requirements

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1 This includes £40 million for Parental Employability Support, £5 million for Specialist Employability Support and £2.5 million for Child Poverty Co-ordinators in 2026-27.

2 Part of overall ELC investment

3 In addition to overall ELC investment

4 Additional private investment will be leveraged against Scottish Government investment across 2026-29

5 Provisional allocations of £90 million to Warmer Homes Scotland and £64 million to Area Based Schemes.

6 Additional private investment will be leveraged against Scottish Government investment across 2026-29

7 Wider investment to support action on child poverty

8 The core Tackling Child Poverty Fund will support a range of measures including: the continuation of the Child Poverty Practice Accelerator Fund (CPAF); wider support for local partners; a range of projects to deliver assistance to those who need it; investment in evaluation, surveys and studies to improve our understanding of poverty.