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New research shows the full impact the two-child limit policy is causing to children and families in Scotland and its critical role in entrenching child poverty. The report, Every Penny Counts - The Struggle to Survive on The Two-Child Limit, was written by Unity Consulting Scotland and commissioned

A new report from the Poverty and Inequality Commission has outlined recommendations for the Scottish Government to make better use of tax policy to reduce poverty and inequality.

Parents across Scotland have been applying early for the new Scottish Child Payment that will open on Monday 15 February. Social Security Scotland is taking applications ahead of the new benefit’s introduction to help manage demand. 56,000 applications were received between Monday 9 November a

Aoife Deery Aoife Deery, policy officer at Shelter Scotland, writes on the latest homelessness statistics.

Wide gaps in quality of life between different groups in Scottish society have been revealed in new research from Carnegie UK and Ipsos. Disabled people, people on lower incomes, those living in social housing or private rented accommodation, and younger people have lower levels of wellbeing accordi

Public bodies in Scotland will become the first in the UK to be legally required to put reducing poverty and inequality at the heart of their decision making, under new proposals outlined by ministers. The Scottish Government is seeking views on how best to apply the duty which will mean public bodi

Eleven housing association projects have received funding from the Scottish Government’s £1.5 million Homelessness Prevention Fund to support projects that contribute to reducing child poverty and preventing homelessness. 

First Minister John Swinney has said that tackling the housing emergency will be at the heart of the Scottish Cabinet with the appointment of Màiri McAllan as cabinet secretary for housing. Upon her return to government from maternity leave, Ms McAllan now has responsibility for all aspects o

Fourteen community projects in Argyll and Bute have received a share of £365,000 from the Scottish Government's Community-Led Local Development Fund (CLLD).  The fund gives local communities the power to tackle their own, local challenges through projects aimed at:

Dundee City Council has shown effective leadership, good financial management and engagement with communities as it seeks to tackle long-standing issues. Reporting on its performance and progress is clear, with a focus on continuous improvement.

Investment in social housing targets poverty, homelessness, net-zero and education and employment, argues Homeless Action Scotland (HAS) CEO Gavin Yates. The Scottish Government’s Resource Spending Review has been well picked over. Launched on June 1, it attempted to square the circle of keepi

A new Centre of Expertise in Equality and Human Rights is being established by the Scottish Government to put human rights and equality at the heart of economic policy development. The Centre, an action from Scotland’s National Strategy for Economic Transformation, will see the government work

New figures released by the Scottish Government's annual Health Survey have indicated that more people living in Scotland have been worried about running out of food in the past year.

Homelessness, housing and anti-poverty groups have called for “real and urgent” action to better tackle and prevent the “human tragedy” of homelessness in Scotland In an open letter to cabinet secretary for communities, social security and equalities, Angela Constance, twelve of Scotland lea

First Minister John Swinney has pledged deeper collaboration between housing associations and the Scottish Government to combat the housing emergency, tackle child poverty, and deliver safe, affordable homes for all. Marking 50 years of the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA), the Fir