- Purpose
- This one-off 12-month data share, starting March 2026, supports evaluation of the Dundee Child Poverty Pathfinder programme aimed at providing person-centred support to families most at risk of poverty. Using data on engaged families from Dundee City Council as well as data on deprived postcodes from DWP, HMRC and Social Security Scotland, the Scottish Government will assess Pathfinder programme impact on economic outcomes, comparing participants with matched groups in other deprived areas. This will informing decisions around scaling of the approach as well as supporting future policy and interventions to reduce child poverty under the statutory targets in the Child Poverty (Scotland) Act 2017.
- Information sharing benefits
- The Data Sharing Agreement enables robust evaluation of the Dundee Pathfinder by securing access to reliable administrative data. This allows measurement of economic outcomes, comparison with similar groups, and evidence of programme effectiveness. Insights gained will inform scaling, shape future policies, and strengthen efforts to meet Scotland’s statutory child poverty targets.
- Disclosed information
- DCC will provide Scottish Government with the following administrative data. This is the minimum data required for carrying out the impact analysis of the Dundee Pathfinder as described above.
Personal data
- Name
- Address & Postcode
- Date of birth
- Date of initial contact with Dundee Pathfinder
- Whether contact one-off only
- Single/couple household
- Information sharing method
- Within Secure Platform
- Contact
- social-justice-analysis@gov.scot
- Start date
- 2026-02-09
- End date
- 2028-02-28
- Review date
- Retention period
- P1Y
- Isa status
- Active
- Id
- 533
- Notes
- New Agreement