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Government prioritises early action with updated child poverty plan
5+ hour, 13+ min ago (557+ words) The Scottish Government is to commit more than "111 million to updated plans to eradicate child poverty. Bringing Hope, Building Futures aims to help keep approximately 100,000 children out of poverty in 2026-27. It builds on existing Scottish Government action which has already…...
£5.8m to charities and partners to help prevent child poverty
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (413+ words) Seven projects delivering in communities will share "5.8 million of funding to drive transformation in whole family support. First minister John Swinney announced the funding during a speech on eradicating child poverty at Centrestage in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire. He highlighted the…...
£10m emergency support to mitigate two-child limit
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (462+ words) First Minister John Swinney More support will be available to families and households to help cover the cost of life's essentials and to deal with emergencies. First Minister John Swinney has confirmed that "10 million originally earmarked in 2025-26 to support the…...
Report highlights progress of Highland Poverty and Equality Commission
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (304+ words) The initial work of the Highland Poverty and Equality Commission to address the impacts of poverty has recently been welcomed by members of The Highland Council. An interim report introduced by Commission co-chairs Jim McCormick and Maggie Cunningham was noted…...
Scottish Government expands free school meals elegibility
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (296+ words) First Minister John Swinney The Scottish Government has announced that more than 6,000 high school pupils will be eligible for free school meals from the beginning of the next school year, as part of its national mission to eradicate child poverty....
Homelessness pilots welcomed but Programme for Government ‘fails to tackle housing emergency’
10+ mon, 6+ day ago (1150+ words) Stronger protections for tenants, helping deliver more affordable homes, and removing barriers on stalled building sites were all on the agenda for First Minister John Swinney as he set out his government's legislative programme at Holyrood yesterday, although sector bodies…...
Fife Housing Group and Salvation Army help tenants develop digital skills and career confidence
10+ mon, 6+ day ago (370+ words) Fife Housing Group recently held a series of free employability workshops for their tenants, in partnership with Salvation Army Employment Plus. These workshops, called Workwise, focused on enhancing both digital skills and employability and have received overwhelmingly positive feedback from…...
Children help reveal stark reality of Scotland’s housing emergency
11+ mon, 3+ day ago (619+ words) Children from across Edinburgh helped spread Shelter Scotland's message about the impact of temporary accommodation with a demonstration in the city centre this week. Children from across Edinburgh helped spread Shelter Scotland's message about the impact of temporary accommodation with…...
Scottish Labour motion to give children a statutory duty for homelessness prevention services
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (600+ words) Scottish Labour has lodged a motion which aims to protect children's rights as the number of children in temporary accommodation reaches record levels. In a Parliamentary debate yesterday ahead of stage two of the Housing (Scotland) Bill being considered next…...
Family placed in ‘disgraceful’ conditions while being homeless for nine years
1+ year, 6+ day ago (600+ words) Stacey and Archie (Image credit: Shelter Scotland) A mum from Edinburgh has spoken out about the "disgraceful" conditions her and her son were placed in when she became homeless 10 years ago. Stacey Grieve, 32 and son Archie, now seven, were moved…...