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

Founder of Scottish business itison, Oli Norman, has spoken out about the "devastating" level of poverty in Scotland as the company relaunched its £5 Christmas appeal in partnership with Social Bite in a bid to raise thousands for people who are vulnerable and homeless this winter. The annual

Cairn Housing Group has been awarded a grant of £264,920 from the Scottish Government’s Social Housing Fuel Support Fund. The group, which consists of Cairn Housing Association, Ancho, and commercial subsidiary Cairn Living, will reach out to families with children aged 19 and under who

More than 77,000 Scottish Child Payment applications have been received since Social Security Scotland started taking applications on November 9. The new benefit, which is unique to Scotland, will give qualifying parents and carers £40 every four weeks for each child under six.

The UK Government is to scrap its plans to extend a benefits cap to 15,000 families with more than two children. Work and pensions secretary Amber Rudd told Sky News that families with a third child born before April 6, 2017, will still be able to claim £2,780 worth of annual Universal Credit

Scottish Borders Council is supporting this year’s Challenge Poverty Week (2-8 October) by highlighting the wide range of support, information and advice available across the region to support those experiencing financial hardship. The cost-of-living crisis has brought additional challenges an

A minimum income floor beneath which nobody in Scotland should fall is required if Scotland is to learn the lessons of COVID-19 and take a new and ambitious path, according to research published today by IPPR Scotland. The report published by the think tank puts forward a detailed proposal

Clare McNally (left) and Robyn Rae from Hillcrest Hillcrest has teamed up with charity Togs for Tots to Teens to donate a sleigh-load of gifts to children suffering poverty in Dundee.

Ferguslie Park in Paisley. Photo Credit: Google Maps Renfrewshire Council has been recognised for its “clear and ambitious vision” to revitalise the area's economy and address poverty and inequality.

CIH Scotland's policy and practice manager Ashley Campbell takes a look at the role of housing in helping to address poverty for Challenge Poverty Week last week.

Concerns about homelessness and poverty affect half of all children in the UK according to a new survey.

New research commissioned by Aberlour Child Care Trust has revealed that people from the most deprived areas in Scotland are three times more likely to die before the age of 25.

Edinburgh and Midlothian charity Home Link Family Support has received a donation of £1,000 from housebuilder Mactaggart & Mickel Homes’ Building Communities Fund. Home Link Family Support provides help to struggling families with young children who are not coping for a variety of reasons inc

Demand for energy advice across Citizens Advice network overtook advice for Universal Credit and other benefits in December 2022. This marks the first time Universal Credit wasn’t the top advice area since Citizens Advice Scotland started monitoring monthly advice trends during the pandemic.

People living in North Lanarkshire on low incomes and who don’t claim benefits could be in line for a £150 cash boost to help with energy bills. The North Lanarkshire Fuel Hardship payment is part of North Lanarkshire Council’s £8.6 million package to support people faced wit

The 10,480 children who are waking up without somewhere to call home in Scotland are the victims of a "lost parliament", Shelter Scotland said today.