
Ruth Boyle
@ruthboyler
Working on poverty in Scotland at @PovertyAlliance | Trustee @SPFLTrust | Fan of cats, books and Celtic | All opinions are my own
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Stark findings from Disability Equality Scotland #CostOfLiving report "51% of respondents said they had to choose between heating their home or using their independent living equipment". Lyn Pornaro, CEO "It is really not a good time to be a disabled person in Scotland" disabilityequality.scot/news/whats-it-…

Delighted to host a joint event with The Poverty Alliance this morning, to discuss the connections between poverty and climate and how we can tackle these together. Lots of great conversations had and important points to consider!


This shift in Jobcentre culture & priorities would be very welcome, but the positive agenda set out in last year's DWP White Paper is going to be so much harder to realise in the context of the benefit cuts & increased conditionality announced since then theguardian.com/society/2025/m…





People in Scotland are missing out on warmer homes, secure jobs and better health - all because of a lack of climate action. In her guest blog, Becky of Stop Climate Chaos Scotland says we need more talk about the links between poverty and climate. povertyalliance.org/guest-blog-tac…

