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24.05.2021 / 19:03
Damning report shows 7,000 Renfrewshire youngsters are living in poverty
Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Almost 7,000 children in Renfrewshire are living in poverty, a damning new report has revealed.Of the 6,997, more than 1,200 have been plunged into poverty in the past five years, marking one of the biggest increases in deprivation in Scotland.Campaigners say the new data shows the situation for local children “couldn’t be starker”.The report, released by End Child Poverty Coalition, shows the number