Barnardo's Scotland launches its election manifestoA leading children’s charity has urged political parties to put children and young people at the forefront of their Holyrood 2026 election manifestos. “That’s why Barnardo’s Scotland wants to see consistent access to family support that is relationship-based, easily accessible and flexible to family need and responsive to practical, emotional and financial challenges. “As a result, financial support for children, young people, and families has become ever more crucial to ensuring families can afford the essentials – providing them with choice, security and the resources to enable their children to thrive. In recent years, Scotland has taken positive steps to introduce policies to tackle child poverty, such as the Scottish Child Payment. Meeting the child poverty targets is possible, but will only be achieved if ambitious targets is met with ambitious actions.