Claim: 40% of people in Glasgow live below the poverty line.
Fact-check: Is 40% of Glasgow living in poverty? - Full Fact
Verdict: we haven't found this specific figure. we do know that 48% of areas in glasgow were among the 20% most deprived in scotland in 2016. that's not the same as 48% of people though.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Claire Milne
Date published: 2017-05-12T00:00:00