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Tackling poverty

Introduction

The drivers of poverty

The Tackling Poverty Strategy is a major step in ensuring that our residents are offered opportunities, support, advice and information that will address the three main drivers of poverty:

  1. Increasing income from employment.
  2. Maximising income via social security benefits.
  3. Reducing the cost of living.

North Lanarkshire Tacking Poverty Strategy

"This is the first North Lanarkshire Tackling Poverty Strategy to be produced. The Strategy reflects our commitment to ensuring equity of opportunity for all of our residents. In our Plan for North Lanarkshire we committed to focus on the things that will significantly improve the quality of life and well-being for all our residents. This Strategy is a major step in ensuring that our residents are offered opportunities, support, advice and information that will address the drivers of poverty."

Des Murray Chief Executive, North Lanarkshire Council

Child Poverty Action Plan

North Lanarkshire Council and NHS Lanarkshire have also produced a Local Child Poverty Action report detailing what we are committed to do and plan to do to tackle child poverty across our towns.

Who is involved?

Our community planning partners and voluntary and community sector colleagues are committed to tackling poverty and inequality and our first action plan sets out our approach to this.

The close involvement of our communities in shaping our approach will ensure that we are meeting the differing needs in all of the communities of North Lanarkshire.

Page last updated:
05 Nov 2024

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