More than one in four children in West Dunbartonshire are living in poverty

The number of children living in poverty has increased in West Dunbartonshire, according to grim new statistics.

Figures published last week by the End Child Poverty coalition, revealed that 27.6 percent of young people were living under the bread line - the fourth highest in Scotland – in 2021/22.

According to the organisation, this equates to 4696 children living in poverty across the area.