Child poverty rises in every Scottish local authority over last six years with one topping the list Every Scots local authority area has child poverty rises over last six years with one area topping the list Child poverty has risen in every Scottish local authority over the past six years, according to new research. Campaigners say the new data shows the "scale of the challenge" faced by UK, Scottish and local government if commitments to end child poverty in Scotland are to be met. The research by Loughborough University, on behalf of the End Child Poverty coalition, shows that, even before the pandemic, levels of child poverty in Scotland ranged from nearly one in six children in the Shetland Islands and East Renfrewshire to nearly one in three in Glasgow - once housing costs are taken into account.