The Scottish Government is tackling poverty, inequality and disadvantage and we are doing what we can within the powers currently available to us to eradicate child poverty by 2020
We will reduce the inequalities between the least advantaged groups and communities and the rest of society by ensuring that support reaches those who need it most.
The Government Economic Strategy includes the Solidarity Target -
to increase overall income and the proportion of income earned by the three lowest deciles as a group by 2017
The Scottish Government has a single Purpose -
to create a more successful country where all of Scotland can flourish through increasing sustainable economic growth.
The Government Economic Strategy sets out the approach to delivering our Purpose to ensure that all of the Government's resources and policies are focused on its achievement.
The National Outcomes and Indicators within the Strategy include an indicator on poverty for all individuals.