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A decade of austerity has devastated families in Scotland, charities warn

A DECADE of austerity has had a harrowing impact on vulnerable families in Scotland, children’s charities said today.
Barnardo’s and the NSPCC released their joint research, Challenges from the Frontline — Revisited, which outlines how Scottish families’ ability to access support services had changed last year compared with 2013, when a similar survey was carried out.
The new analysis found people struggling to obtain food, decent housing and basic necessities and expressed concerns that the Covid-19 pandemic has worsened the situation since then.
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