TENS of thousands of families languish in poverty as they are “trapped” between the actions of the UK and Scottish governments, a leading think tank warned today.

The independent Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has argued that split responsibilities between Westminster and Holyrood is failing to tackle unemployment and child poverty.

Scottish government efforts on employability through schemes such as No One Left Behind and Fair Start Scotland were welcomed, but the report notes that take-up falls well short of Scottish government benchmarks.