Poverty in Glasgow has increased and also deepened, with thousands more children living below the breadline.

The latest Child Poverty Action Report for the council shows more than an additional 2500 children living in a home that is in poverty since before the pandemic.

And the gap between those suffering and the amount of cash needed per week is wider than it was two years ago.

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The report shows that the number of children in poverty in the city has increased by 2510 to 27,995.

There are around 95,000 children in Glasgow - meaning around one in three is in poverty.

In the city’s most deprived areas, this increases to more than half.

Despite around 60 programmes put in place by the council and health board, it is expected with the energy price rise next month and rising inflation to around 10% even more families will be pushed into poverty and those already suffering, deeper still.

It found that families in relative poverty are now £115 below the poverty line, whereas before the pandemic it was £107.

And it found that families newly in poverty are even worse off, with incomes of, on average, £121 per week below the poverty line.

Relative poverty is when a household income is below 60% of the middle household income in the UK, which is currently £31,400 - meaning six in ten families are living on less than around £18,000 before housing costs.

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The increase means that child poverty targets, as set out in the Child Poverty Act, are almost certainly going to be missed by a long way.

The targets are there should be less than 10% of children in relative poverty by 2030 and an interim target of less than 18% by 2023.

The report by John Sherry, transformation manager at the council, stated: “Glasgow City Council and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and their partners recognise that although excellent work is ongoing, the scale of the challenge to ensure that all Glasgow’s children have an equal chance is significant.

“As we work to address the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, on both the circumstances of our children and families and the work that we undertake, the cost-of-living crisis adds more complexity, challenge and urgency to our agenda.”