Scottish Campaign on Rights to Social Security

The Scottish Campaign on Rights to Social Security (SCoRSS) is a coalition of over 40 key NGOs, faith groups and unions as well as individuals from across Scotland who want to see a fairer social security system.

Our Principles for Change sets out the five principles we believe need to be at the heart of our social security system.

Any interested organisation or individual is welcome to join. Membership is free and simply involves confirming that you agree with the five principles. members are welcome to get involved in the campaign steering group if they have the time and resources to do so.

To join the campaign please contact:

Ruth Boyle, Campaigns & Policy Manager
ruth.boyle@povertyalliance.org
Tel: 0141 353 0440

Members of the Northern Ireland Anti-Poverty Network with members of the Poverty Alliance in February 2025

Blog: Week 6 Communications Officer’s log

By David Eyre | February 7, 2025

David Eyre,Communications Officer,The Poverty Alliance My Poverty Alliance colleagues have been very busy this week. Our TARP Aberdeenshire development officer Annie is from the north of Ireland originally, and she us organized for a group from the Northern Ireland Anti-Poverty Network to come to Scotland for a learning visit (pictured above). She took responsibility for … Read more

A Town Hall sign

News: Unjust council tax has to go

By David Eyre | February 6, 2025

The council tax is unjust and regressive and has to be replaced with a fairer alternative that unlocks Scotland’s wealth to invest in the public good. That was the message from our Policy & Campaigns Manager Ruth Boyle when she spoke with BBC Good Morning Scotland today. She pointed out that political leaders in Holyrood … Read more

A group of men and women at HMP Grampian, attending a roundtable event by charity Families Outside

Blog: Prison journey costs add to poverty injustice

By David Eyre | February 5, 2025

Annie McCormack,TARP Aberdeenshire Development Officer,The Poverty Alliance Click here to find out more about Taking Action on Rural Poverty Many children and families in Scotland have to deal with both poverty, and the imprisonment of someone close to them. Some 45 per cent of all arrivals in prison come from Scotland’s 20 per cent most … Read more

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Blog: Communications officer’s log

By David Eyre | January 31, 2025

David Eyre, Communications Officer, The Poverty Alliance Star Trek is one of the most hopeful sci-fi shows there is. It depicts a human society beyond poverty, and beyond money. As Picard says in the film First Contact: “The acquisition of wealth is no longer the driving force in our lives. We work to better ourselves … Read more

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Blog: Social security is a foundation to build a better future

By David Eyre | January 29, 2025

David Eyre,Communications Officer, The Poverty Alliance Click here to read our consultation response Life is an uncertain business. None of us get to choose where or when we are born, or what circumstances we are born into. That’s why – together – we decided to build a society where we could all rely on a … Read more

Consultation response: Scottish Labour Party Policy Forum

By David Eyre | January 24, 2025

Scotland is undoubtedly a wealthy country, so it cannot be right that one in five people in Scotland – rising to one in four children – have their life chances restricted by the preventable injustice of poverty. The Scottish Labour Party Policy Forum informs the Scottish Labour Party’s policy development process as it builds towards … Read more

Scottish Sheriff Court, looking down from where the Judge Sheriff would sit. Image courtesy of Mike McBey https://www.flickr.com/photos/158652122@N02/

Blog: Jury duty and people-powered policy

By David Eyre | January 24, 2025

David Eyre, Communications Officer, The Poverty Alliance Click here to find out more about David’s open working blog I’ve been thinking a lot about democracy, justice, and participation. I was on jury duty from Wednesday last week to Wednesday this week. I was very impressed by my fellow jurors. They listened to evidence, took good … Read more

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Blog: Libraries are a vital support for people on low incomes

By David Eyre | January 15, 2025

Annie McCormack, TARP Aberdeenshire Development Officer, The Poverty Alliance As part of the Taking Action on Rural Poverty project, the Poverty Alliance have been working alongside Aberdeenshire residents who live on a low income in rural parts of the shire to form a citizens panel of people who want to feed into the Council’s decision-making … Read more

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Blog: Beginning with open working

By David Eyre | January 10, 2025

David Eyre, Communications Officer The Poverty Alliance In my role, I do a lot of writing. Sometimes it’s not obvious how much I write, because it rarely gets published under my name. But now – with Third Sector Lab – I’m committing to a programme of open working. This blog is about my personal work … Read more

Marischal Street Peterhead Aberdeenshire

Blog: TARP Aberdeenshire supports Highlands and Islands human rights report

By David Eyre | January 8, 2025

Annie McCormack, TARP Aberdeenshire Development Officer,The Poverty Alliance Click here to read the SHRC report on human rights in the Highlands & Islands At the end of 2024, the Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) released a damning report on the human rights violations happening across the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. It said: “Some of … Read more

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