The Poverty Alliance highlights the Minimum Income Guarantee as possible solution against poverty in Scotland. In the light of the ongoing cost of living crisis, many households struggle with living in a secure, warm home and being able to feed themselves at the same time. With a minimum income, it should be made possible for every person in Scotland to have a solid foundation.  
The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child identifies poverty as one of the main causes of infant and child death in the UK. To address this, it is essential that households across the country can live above the poverty line. The Scottish Government has committed to implement targeted policies and programmes to support disadvantaged children and tackle child poverty. A Minimum Income Guarantee may support reaching those goals and be a step towards fewer children living in poverty. 

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