Struggling councils need more cash to help residents with the cost of living, East Renfrewshire’s leader has said – after “scary” figures revealed almost 1,000 children could be pushed into poverty.
Recent research from the Glasgow City Region’s intelligence hub showed the potential impact of the crisis on East Renfrewshire’s children, and also found 19,000 homes could fall into fuel poverty.
Council leader Owen O’Donnell, Labour, has labelled the figures “scary”. “That was a shocker when we saw that,” he said. “950 kids, that’s huge numbers and a huge increase on where we are for such a small local authority.
