Search: Child poverty action plan welcome but more affordable homes required, says CIH Scotland

Scottish Government delays in administering much-needed funding have forced housing associations to issue redundancy notices for a flagship community fund.

Years of austerity have left many vulnerable families facing destitution, according to a new report from two Scottish children's charities, with the growing problem of housing insecurity adversely affecting children experiencing poverty. 'Challenges from the Frontline - Revisited', from Barnardo's S

E.ON Next has announced a landmark collaboration with Glasgow City Council (GCC) in support of its Child Poverty Programme.

There are more children trapped in temporary accommodation in Edinburgh than there are facing the same harmful situation across all of Wales, Shelter Scotland has highlighted.

A total of 413 parliamentary constituencies across Great Britain will see over a third of working-age families with children hit by the planned £1,040-a-year cut to Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit on 6 October 2021. According to a new report published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation,

The richest 1% of Scots holds more wealth than the bottom 50% combined, a new report from Oxfam has revealed. A Reward Work, Not Wealth study published as political and business elites gather in Davos for the World Economic Forum, also revealed that 82% of wealth generated across the world last year

The team at Govanhill Housing Association has been actively working to ease the challenges faced by tenants due to the rising cost of living.

Glasgow-based social enterprise MsMissMrs has demonstrated remarkable impact in addressing child poverty and empowering women. In just one year, with an investment of £165,000, it helped over 100 women rebuild their lives, leading to an estimated £3 million in social value, according to

Improvements to health, tackling child poverty and reaching climate goals are at the heart of a toolkit to support local economies to be fairer, greener, healthier and more resilient. The Wellbeing Economy Toolkit: Supporting place-based economic strategy and policy development enables local authori

Plans to remove all income thresholds from Best Start Foods by 2023-24 have been announced by the Scottish Government as part of the second Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan, ‘Best Start, Bright Futures’. This will increase eligibility to all people in receipt of a qualifying benefit.

Home-Start Edinburgh has announced the merger between Home-Start Leith and Home-Start Edinburgh West with a special launch party during Challenge Poverty Week (3-9th October). The newly formed Home-Start Edinburgh will host a launch event welcoming high profile politicians and speakers on child welf

Plans have been announced to automatically pay the Best Start Grant Early Learning and School Age Payments to parents and carers who already receive Scottish Child Payment when their children become eligible. The change will be introduced later this year when Scottish Child Payment is extended to un

Families in Kirkintilloch are beginning a new chapter after moving into 22 new affordable homes delivered by Caledonia Housing Association.

An event from Thenue Housing to get people volunteering has been hailed as a big success.

Renfrewshire Council has committed money to support families and young people through the sustained higher cost of living.