A charity founder and councillor has warned of desperation among families as figures show child poverty rose during the pandemic in Glasgow.
Councillor Audrey Dempsey, who set up a family support charity, said children see their parents work 40 hours a week and have nothing to show for it.
Before the pandemic, in February 2020, at least 24 per cent of children were living in relative poverty in the city. By December 2020 that figure hit 26 per cent, according to statistics gathered by Glasgow City Council. It brought the number of children impacted to 27,995 overall with an additional 2,510 youngsters affected.
