Campaigners argue more needs to be done to tackle child poverty

However, it said much more needs to be done, with 260,000 children still living in households with less then 60% of average income.

A quarter of Scotland's children live below the breadline, according to the latest figures government figures.

John Dickie of the CPAG said ministers must continue to fight poverty.

He said increased financial support for poor families through welfare benefits and tax credits had brought very real improvements.

But campaigners have been pointing out that there have been administrative problems with tax credits and in any case they only benefit parents in employment.

The CPAG has renewed its anti-poverty call amid speculation about an imminent General Election.

Politicians warned

It said that politicians will have to devote more resources if they are going to meet the Westminster and Holyrood targets of eradicating child poverty by 2020.

Latest figures were published on Wednesday by the Scottish Executive and the Department for Work and Pensions and revealed 260,000, or 25%, of children north of the border live in households with less than 60% of the average income.

The Scottish National Party said the level was "unacceptable" despite a fall from a third of children who lived in poverty in 1997.

However, the executive said the figures showed it was lifting people out of poverty across the nation.