Cross-Party Group on Poverty

Rural poverty in Scotland is deeply rooted but is often over-looked within our policy and service design. We are pleased to share the final report in the CPG's inquiry into rural poverty, which you can read here: povertyalliance.org/report-cross-p…

Our next meeting will take place on Monday 10th November between 12-1pm. We will focus on the theme of migration and poverty, with input from @migrationpolic1 and I-SPHERE. This is a fully online meeting, any you can register here: tinyurl.com/yjawdvvu

In her great guest blog, Karen Wylie of @gda__online reflects on a recent joint meeting of @CPG_Poverty and CPG on Disability - and highlights the urgent need to defend the social security of disabled citizens. povertyalliance.org/guest-blog-i-s…

📢 The next meeting of the CPG on Poverty will take place on Wednesday 11th December at 11.30am. This meeting will include the group's AGM and a discussion on poverty-related stigma. 💻 This is a fully online meeting, and you can sign up here: tinyurl.com/2mkn2n3m

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

The #realLivingWage is now £12.60, meaning a vital pay rise for tens of thousands of workers in Scotland across the next months. For many workers the real Living Wage is a financial lifeline. Find out more on our website scottishlivingwage.org #fairwork #LivingWage

📝 We are launching our new research 'Paid Yesterday, Broke Today' investigating the link between financial instability, employment, and suicide in Scotland on Monday 28th of October. Interested in learning more? Sign up for our launch event here 👇 forms.office.com/e/tXBWbiPHS8

Thank you to all who have taken part in #ChallengePoverty Week! It's been a busy week and we are now beginning our weekend of rest and reflection: 💭How will you continue to #ChallengePoverty? 🪞How do you feel looking back on the week? Let us know #ChallengePoverty

⭐️ The last themed day of #ChallengePoverty Week is focused on valuing our communities and volunteers through fair and sustainable funding of three years or more for the third sector. Challenges around funding are felt across the poverty sector: tinyurl.com/4y7bc7t9 #CPW24

Today marks day 4 of #CPW24 & we are talking about food 🍽️ We know that increased pressures on household budgets means parents are having to go without essential goods & skipping meals to feed their children 💔 We can & must build a Scotland where no one goes hungry ‼️

Our #ChallengePoverty theme today is Food. I wanted to flag up some of our amazing @argyllandbute orgs who aren't on X. Dunoon Foodbank and Oban Re:Store not only provide food but grow it themselves!

📢 We must improve dignified and 'cash first' food insecurity responses, including boosting the value and responsiveness of the Scottish Welfare Fund. 🥫 Additionally, supermarkets should commit to setting the lowest prices - including cutting prices - on key basic food items.

🎒 We are calling for the Scottish Government to deliver universal free school breakfasts and lunch provision to all pupils in Scotland. This morning, we heard from EIS and Magic Breakfast the necessity of food for learning and wellbeing. x.com/EISUnion/statu…

🍎 Day 4 of #ChallengePoverty is focused on food security, and we are uniting to call for a Scotland where we live without hunger through dignified access to good quality, healthy and sustainable food. Detailed policy asks can be found here: tinyurl.com/yv736fsz #CPW24

It's Day 4 of #ChallengePoverty Week and today's theme is Food 🍎 We are calling for everyone in Scotland to have dignified access to good quality, healthy & sustainable food. #CPW24

It is not right that children in Scotland are going hungry. This #ChallengePoverty Week we are calling for the provision of free school lunches and breakfasts to be put back on the table. The Scottish Government can deliver on previous promises. @PovertyAlliance

Impact of Poverty on Women 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 We invite women in Scotland to participate in our survey, sharing their experiences and thoughts on how we can address poverty. 💬 📋Survey Access: bit.ly/4duKjcT 📅 Closing: Fri 8th Nov #SWCPoverty24 #womensvoices

Great to meet with members of the End Child Poverty Coalition today. Joined by my Labour colleagues, we discussed child poverty in Scotland & what can be done right now to tackle it. Grateful for the coalition's continued work and focus on tackling & eradicating poverty.

Inadequate income drives women's disproportionate experiences of poverty. On the blog today we explore the causes & consequences of women's inadequate income, & solutions that can support women & their families to escape poverty. #ChallengePoverty #CPW24 closethegap.org.uk/news/blog/chal…

A new report by @PovertyAlliance highlights widespread support and enthusiasm across Scottish civil society for giving people the security and freedom they need to build a decent life for themselves, and a better society for all of us, through a MIG: tinyurl.com/32drrc59

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 On day 3 of #ChallengePoverty Week, we are asking the Scottish Government to ensure that everyone has access to an adequate income by taking the steps needed to deliver a Minimum Incomes Guarantee (MIG). You can read more about this here: tinyurl.com/4nz4xdh4

Suicide is an inequality issue. As part of #ChallengePoverty Week, we are announcing our research 'Paid Yesterday, Broke Today' investigating the link between financial instability, employment and suicide in Scotland. Sign up for our launch event here 👇 forms.office.com/e/tXBWbiPHS8