CHARITIES have cast doubt on whether the Scottish government has done enough to tackle child poverty.

The independent Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) said in its report published today that an average of 230,000 children – around a quarter of all Scottish youngsters – have been living in poverty between 2014 to last year.

Of this number, 90,000 were in a family where someone – usually an adult – is disabled or has a debilitating condition.