Stephen Sinclair

Very honoured to be made a Fellow of Academy of Social Sciences. Thank you to John McKendrick for nominating me and the executive committee of the Social Policy Association for their support acss.org.uk/news/the-acade…

As part of #SCVOGathering, our Chair, @sinclair_stevie , is speaking on a @CitAdviceScot panel on 10 Feb called ‘Advice that Changes Lives’. The Gathering is a free event taking place on 10 and 11 Feb at the EICC in Edinburgh. Full details and programme: scvo.scot/the-gathering

“the evidence suggests that concerns that the SCP (Scottish child payment) creates work disincentives are overplayed.” Important new analysis published by IFS today 👇 ifs.org.uk/publications/d…

New cross-nation analysis from York, Glasgow & LSE finds the Scottish Child Payment has led to significant drops in child material deprivation and food insecurity. Without it, rates would be 8–9 percentage points higher, affecting 70,000+ children. ow.ly/q1Bg50XInx6

The Commission has long called from the removal of the two-child limit and welcomes the Chancellor's announcement that it will be removed from April 2026. The Commission's Chair, @sinclair_stevie, has provided the following comment on the announcement.

Work should be a route out of poverty but too often isn’t. Scottish Government should: • Use public funding and other policy levers to drive fair work • Support disabled and other marginalised people to access good jobs Full advice here: bit.ly/4i0Riyl

Scotland has 5 years left to meet its child poverty targets. Today we publish our advice to @scotgov on what it can do to meet them. We will be sharing details of our recommendations here this week. Find our full advice and summary on our website: bit.ly/4i0Riyl

Some personal views on recent wealth inequality data and possible responses thescottishsun.co.uk/money/15243974…

The Commission welcomes the publication of the final report by the independent Minimum Income Guarantee Expert Group. It offers a radical vision of a Scotland where no-one’s income drops below a level required to live with dignity. povertyinequality.scot/commission-com…

The Commission has published its child poverty scrutiny report, giving its views on progress made during 2024-25 on meeting Scotland's statutory targets. povertyinequality.scot/poverty-and-in…

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Exciting opportunities at the Poverty Alliance - recruiting for their “Pathways to Progress” project - povertyalliance.org/about-us/recru…

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Grateful to @KadiogluDefne and @MatsFred1 and colleagues @MalmoUniversity for a very stimulating discussion of social impact investing. Looking forward to the next steps in your project and learning more with you. Tack! @YunusCentreGCU @GCU_SPIRU

Eradicating child poverty is my government’s number one priority, and I want to unite all of Scotland behind that aim. Earlier today I hosted a roundtable at Bute House with partners, discussing the specific measures to achieve our shared goal.

First Minister @JohnSwinney and Social Justice Secretary @S_A_Somerville hosted a roundtable with partners about eradicating child poverty. They discussed measures in the Budget, including funding for employability services, and the next Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan.

New article published today: ‘Perceptions of Poverty and Policy Preferences: The Contribution of Q Methodology’ in Social Policy & Administration onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/sp… @GCU_SPIRU @GCU_GSBS @PovertyAlliance

Last chance to read the current Editors' Choice Collection! ⏳ Papers are free to read until 31 January! bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/subject/Editor…

⏰Expressions of interest to join the advisory group to inform the QAA Subject Benchmark Statement for Social Policy close this Friday (10 January) ⏰ Applications for REF sub-panel chairs and deputy chairs close on 6 Feb. Read more information here: ⬇️ social-policy.org.uk/news/notificat…

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