Publication - Research and analysis

Poverty in rural Scotland: evidence review

Published: 1 December 2021
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Farming and rural
ISBN: 9781802016765

This report reviews current evidence and research on rural poverty in Scotland

Supporting documents

List of tables

Table 1: Scottish Government 6 fold Urban Rural Classification

Table 2: Percentage of people in poverty and severe poverty after housing costs (AHC) by urban/rural classification

Table 3: Proportion of children in relative poverty after housing costs by urban/rural classification, Scotland, 2017-2020

Table 4: Scottish Government 3 fold Urban Rural Classification

Table 5: Percentage of children who live in families with limited resources by 3-fold urban rural classification, 2017

Table 6: Residence based median gross annual pay for full-time employees by geographic area, 2020

Table 7: Patterns of work by geographic area, 2019

Table 8. Weekly food costs in different Minimum Income Standard budgets, 2021

Table 9. Weekly clothing costs in different Minimum Income Standard budgets, 2021

Table 10. Weekly cost of household goods in different Minimum Income Standard budgets, 2021

Table 11: How adults usually travel to work/education by geographic area, 2019

Table 12: Weekly travel costs in different MIS budgets, 2021

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