Calls for the City Council to “re-commit” to a “universal approach” for holiday food provision has been issued by Glasgow Labour after recent figures showed that 32% of children in the city were living in poverty.
A report published by the End Child Poverty coalition revealed that after housing costs, continued inflation and the cost of living crisis were likely to “exacerbate” child poverty.
In a motion set to be presented to Glasgow's full council meeting on Thursday, Bailie Sharon Greer will ask members to agree to write to the Scottish Government to back a universal approach to food provision while expressing “deep disappointment” that the children’s holiday food programme is being put at risk following the failure of Ministers to provide the council with necessary funding.
