# Child Poverty (Scotland) Act 2017, Section 5: Combined low income and material deprivation


A child falls within this section in a financial year if the child—
(a) lives in a household whose equivalised net income for the year is less than 70% of median equivalised net household income for the year, and
(b) experiences material deprivation in the year.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2017/6/section/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/child-poverty-scotland-act-2017/section-5
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