Half a million Scots are living in “very deep poverty”.
A report from the charity, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, has found women and people from ethnic minorities are disproportionately at risk.
The study found many of those affected are in work – but are held back by low pay and factors like the cost of childcare.
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