Listen to our Peter Kelly on BBC Good Morning Scotland More than 100 charities and civil society organisations have united to tell Scottish MPs that it’s not too late to change course on controversial social security cuts. They have written a joint letter to Scottish Secretary Ian Murray and copied it to all of Scotland’s … Read more
Ruth Gilbert,National Campaigns Chair, Living Rent Sign the Living Rent petition here! Across Scotland, rents are out of control. Before the end of this Parliament we have an opportunity to change that. With the Housing Bill currently going through parliament, the Scottish Government has a historic opportunity to deliver rent controls which ensure that tenants … Read more
Annie McCcrmack, Taking Action on Rural Development OfficerThe Poverty Alliance We recently hoped to have the opportunity to speak at a Special Full Council meeting of Aberdeenshire Council on the decision to mothball four rural nurseries in the county. In the end we didn’t get to speak, as the council decided to put the plans … Read more
Visit our Minimum Income Guarantee campaign page! Reacting to the publication of a new report from Scotland’s Minimum Income Guarantee Expert Group, Poverty Alliance chief executive Peter Kelly said: “People in Scotland believe we all should have enough to live on – free from the injustice of poverty, debt, and destitution. “But too many of … Read more
In June 2022, the Poverty Alliance launched two participatory research projects, as part of our Rights in Action programme, funded by the Scottish Government Equality and Human Rights fund and supported by Inspiring Scotland. To begin, we recruited two groups of four community researchers, with the support of two Poverty Alliance members: Maryhill Integration Network … Read more
Commenting on the Chancellor’s Spending Review, Poverty Alliance chief executive Peter Kelly said: “People in the UK are desperate for a government that delivers a just and compassionate country – and that’s one of the reasons so many voted for change at the last General Election. They will feel that today’s Spending Review falls short. … Read more
Becky Kenton-Lake, Coalition ManagerStop Climate Chaos Scotland Click here to find out more about Stop Climate Chaos Scotland Becky Kenton-Lake, Coalition Manager at Stop Climate Chaos Scotland (SCCS), shares insights from a recent event jointly hosted by SCCS and the Poverty Alliance, where climate and poverty campaigners came together to discuss the critical links between … Read more
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