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📝 ‘Paid Yesterday, Broke Today’ Our new research investigating the link between financial instability, employment, and suicide in Scotland. 📅 Monday 28th October, 10:30am Sign up for the online launch event here 👇 forms.office.com/e/tXBWbiPHS8

Good to hear Paul McLennan - MSP for East Lothian link addressing homelessness to tackling poverty. We need to build more social homes, but must also invest in our social security system. Urgent action required from both Scottish and UK governments #RightHereRightNow

Another great session at Homeless Network Scotland conf. Gordon MacRae calls Scottish and UK govt response to housing crisis ‘lethargic’. He’s right. Real investment needed to build more social homes #RightHereRightNow

Reducing maximum debt deductions from Universal Credit, increasing the earnings threshold for Carers Allowance & extending the Household Support Fund are all welcome, but none really address the fundamental inadequacy of our social security system & the knock-on impact of this

There were some things to welcome in today's #Budget, but as our Peter Kelly points out, Rachel Reeves could have done much more to support people in poverty. povertyalliance.org/news-chancello…

It’s #LivingWageWeek, and we're celebrating & thanking the thousands of employers in Scotland ensuring that employees have security. The real #LivingWage is the only rate designed to meet the cost of living. We're highlighting its ongoing positive impact: shorturl.at/WElPR

Work should be a way out of poverty, yet the problem of in-work poverty still affects thousands of workers & their families. This #LivingWageWeek Professor Rosalind Searle of UofG ASBS uofgasbs.bsky.social examines the costs to workers, businesses & society in a new blog: bit.ly/3NUbSCg

This #LivingWageWeek we are delighted to announce the launch of an ambitious campaign for Glasgow City Region to become a #LivingWagePlace – Scotland's first city region to do so. This brings together 8 local councils, NHS Boards and more to tackle low pay: shorturl.at/oHATB

We are very excited this Living Wage Scotland news: Glasgow City Region is on the way to becoming a real #LivingWage place. Employers, councils, and NHS boards will work to ensure every worker in the Glasgow region gets the wages they need for a decent life. scottishlivingwage.org/glasgow-city-r…

Congratulations Fife Gingerbread on winning our Living Hours Award 🏆 Thank you to Award sponsors @CapitalCityPart #LivingWageAward #Scotland

“It’s helped me feel less isolated and alone... and removed an element of shame” Our Annie McCormack with a new blog reflecting on a Tackling Poverty and Inequalities event, and on how we can support the powerful voices of people with experience of life on low incomes. #TARP povertyalliance.org/blog-how-can-p…

Still reflecting on the much needed hope and positivity generated at the @LivinWageScot annual awards last night. All of the nominees and winners are helping to a better and fairer economy. If you’re not part of the #LivingWage movement, now’s the time to join

How can the #MinimumIncomeGuarantee support a #HumanRights approach to building a future free from the injustice of #poverty. Our Peter Kelly introduces Dave Hawkey of IPPR Scotland to start this morning's seminar. povertyalliance.org/mig/

Thanks to everyone who came to our #MakingChange conference today. We hope it's inspired different ideas about how we win a just and compassionate Scotland, where poverty is left behind. Our Peter Kelly was talking about it on BBC Radio Scotland today. povertyalliance.org/wp-content/upl…

'He's talking about addressing child poverty as a moral imperative, and I think that's absolutely right...' Our Peter Kelly was on BBC Radio Scotland this morning, talking about First Minister speech later today. Full interview here. buff.ly/4fYN3k5

Eradicating child poverty is achievable but it needs to be a national mission. "We have many of the solutions in our toolbox but we need the resources to implement them" - Peter Kelly speaks to BBC Scotland News. Watch here ⬇️⬇️⬇️

🚨 The rumoured cuts to disability and long-term sickness benefits are unprecedented. If the total £6 billion cuts go ahead it would be the *biggest* cut to disability benefits since at least 2010 when the OBR was created. 🧵[1/5]

See jrf.org.uk/social-securit… for Joseph Rowntree Foundation analysis from me looking at the c400 welfare changes (mostly cuts) scored the Office for Budget Responsibility since 2010. A £6bn cut containing a £5bn PIP cut is unprecedented - and I use that word advisedly.

Missed targets and welfare cuts remind us that to challenge poverty there needs to be a strong and concerted response. In our latest blog our Chief Executive Peter Kelly highlights changes to our membership to ensure a stronger anti-poverty network. povertyalliance.org/developing-our…

🇸🇬Sir Tom Hunter's call for Scotland to look to Singapore as an exemplar doesn't work. Cherry-picking evidence and a return to failed policies is damaging. 💷Those with resources must use them judiciously. Read this blog by Stephen Boyd ⤵️ ippr.org/articles/singa…