Thank you to everyone who joined us at our 2026 Scotland Welfare Rights Conference!

We're ready to go for CPAG's annual Welfare Rights Conference 2026. Looking forward to a day of learning and discussions with colleagues from across the sector. #WelfareRights2026

Upcoming training course: Changing decisions - Scottish benefits on 10 & 11 June. Book your place today: tinyurl.com/22vu8dyt

Ticket sales closing very soon for our Welfare Rights Conference- this Thursday in Glasgow. Join expert-led workshops on the latest welfare rights developments in Scotland and hear from our range of speakers. Book now: cpag.org.uk/ScotlandConference

Today we join @jrf-uk.bsky.social and partners across Scotland to call for a stronger Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan. Real progress has been made to reduce chld poverty in Scotland, but much, much more is needed.... www.jrf.org.uk/child-povert...

EXCITING JOB OPPORTUNITY - ONLY ONE WEEK LEFT TO APPLY! Do you have the skills and experience to lead our brilliant welfare rights team in Scotland? We'd love to hear from you! More details on our Head of Advice and Rights (Scotland) role here cpag.org.uk/jobs/current...

Only a few days left to book your place at our Welfare Rights Conference next week in Glasgow. Join expert-led workshops on the latest welfare rights developments in Scotland and hear from our range of speakers. Book now: cpag.org.uk/ScotlandConference

Final places remaining for CPAG’s Welfare Rights Conference in Glasgow on 4 June - ticket sales closing soon.

As part of #TaxJusticeScotland we're calling on the FM to make the tax system fairer as part of action to end child poverty, including replacing Council Tax with a fairer system. Those with the most wealth should pay their fair share so we can fund the services that protect children from poverty.

We're recruiting! Do you have the skills and experience to lead our brilliant welfare rights team in Scotland? Then we'd love to hear from you. More details and job pack for the Head of Advice and Rights (Scotland) role are at: cpag.org.uk/jobs/current-vacancies

We’re pleased to announce Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice and Housing, has been confirmed as our keynote speaker at our Welfare Rights Conference next week - 4th June in Glasgow. Bookings close soon so don’t delay! cpag.org.uk/ScotlandConference

Just over a week to go until our Welfare Rights Conference in Glasgow. Join us and hear from our expert speakers on the day. Secure on today: cpag.org.uk/ScotlandConference

Final places remaining at our Welfare Rights Conference on 4th June in Glasgow. Secure your spot today: cpag.org.uk/ScotlandConference

Along with other members of @endchildpoverty.bsky.social in Scotland we are gravely concerned current policy won't meet child poverty targets, and call on newly re-elected FM @johnswinney.bsky.social to urgently bring forward a revised child poverty plan see tfn.scot/news/campaig...

Join our free webinar in June to hear about the impact of AI in the advice sector. Book your place: tinyurl.com/37d7kb47

EXCITING NEW JOB OPPORTUNITY! Do you have the skills and experience to lead our brilliant welfare rights team in Scotland? Then we'd love to hear from you! More details and job pack for our soon to be vacant Head of Advice and Rights (Scotland) role are at www.cpag.org.uk/jobs/current-vacancies

Out now: Welfare Benefits Handbook 2026/27 The latest edition is fully updated with the new benefit rates for 2026/27 and covers key changes across the social security system, including the latest changes to UC elements. Order your copy today: tinyurl.com/ms5zhkpe

Book your place at our upcoming conference on 4th June in Glasgow. For more info and to book your place, visit: cpag.org.uk/ScotlandConference

Take a look at this new eLearning course which looks at universal credit, property and relationship breakdown. Access the free eLearning course: tinyurl.com/4vrca9ba

Delighted to co-host this young people’s hustings with @savechildrensco.bsky.social @aberlourcharity.bsky.social Thanks to young people from our Cost of the School Day Voice network for clear and bold questions on equity in education and ending child poverty. www.sundaypost.com/fp/young-peo...

Thanks to: @aberlourcharity.bsky.social @savechildrensco.bsky.social  @cpagscotland.bsky.social Poverty continues to decimate the lives of young people. We want the next Scottish Government to deliver a Better Deal - check out our manifesto asks www.nasuwt.org.uk/news/campaig...

Are you new to welfare rights or welcoming a new team member? Our 5-day 'Introduction to welfare rights' course gives you the knowledge and confidence to build a strong understanding of the benefits system. Book your place: tinyurl.com/y4uueyva

Exhibit at our upcoming Welfare Rights Conference on 4 June in Glasgow. Secure your exhibitor stand and showcase your work and services to a key audience across the sector. Find out more about our conference: tinyurl.com/3wu2zr66

Pre-order the new edition of our Welfare Benefits Handbook - fully updated for 2026/27. Order your copy today: tinyurl.com/ms5zhkpe

PRESS RELEASE: Child poverty campaigners respond to new @theifs.bsky.social living standards report. bit.ly/4djqzMZ

New Blog: Is child poverty falling in Scotland? We mustn't ignore what the best available data is telling us. bit.ly/3PWyztv

Young people from the Cost of the School Day Voice network told us what they wanted politicians to do next, following the publication of their School Shouldn’t Cost manifesto. Young people in your schools can get involved too - visit: lnkd.in/e_35D9w4 for ideas and templates. youtu.be/L1iC24cNcHI

Explore our range of training courses and secure your spot today - with course dates available all the way up to March 2027 ➡️ tinyurl.com/5n8fms4b

We’ve just announced our speakers for the Scotland Welfare Rights Conference. Secure your place and select your workshops today: tinyurl.com/3wu2zr66

“It is now vital that all Scotland's political parties set out how they will ensure that child poverty falls each and every year the next parliament sits.” Our John Dickie in @holyroodmag.bsky.social today on new child poverty statistics👇

PRESS RELEASE: 'Investing in social security is working to reduce poverty but more will be needed to make progress toward 2030 targets.' Our response to latest child poverty stats bit.ly/47mapyB

Help your young people challenge poverty in schools by sharing the School Shouldn’t Cost manifesto ahead of the election in May. We want to see children's priorities feature in every party’s manifesto. To get involved visit: tinyurl.com/3t7k7xfw for ideas and templates.

ICYMI: Important comment from @stephenboydippr.bsky.social @ipprscotland.bsky.social @dailyrecord.co.uk: "There is no viable path to eradicating child poverty that doesn’t involve increasing the Scottish Child Payment and/or other benefits."👇

Pre-order the 2026/27 Disability Rights Handbook now 📘 A fully updated guide to benefits and services for disabled people, their families, carers, and advisers. Order now: bit.ly/4sKWI4q

To tackle child poverty there needs to be more investment in affordable, accessible, and flexible childcare for families. Scotland’s first interactive Care Policy Scorecard lets you explore how well policies are supporting unpaid carers. Find out more: ascotlandthatcares.org/scorecard

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Pre-order the new edition of our Welfare Benefits Handbook - fully updated for 2026/27. ➡️ bit.ly/46QchiM

CPAG's advice line: for welfare rights advisers, student advisers, housing staff, health staff, family support staff, social workers, solicitors and other advisers and frontline support staff who do not charge for their services.

Book your place on our upcoming conference: 🗓️ 4th June 2026 📌 University of Strathclyde Technology and Innovation Centre, Glasgow ➡️ cpag.org.uk/ScotlandConference

It was a fantastic Cost of the School Day Voice network event at the Scottish Parliament last night - all the young people who presented calls from School Shouldn't Cost manifesto to MSPs should be very proud! Read about it here: tinyurl.com/5eswsek6 Find the manifesto here: tinyurl.com/3t7k7xfw

Book your place on our upcoming conference 🗓️ 4th June 2026 📌 University of Strathclyde Technology and Innovation Centre, Glasgow ➡️ bit.ly/4l2YkE0

View our 2026/27 training programme and book your place on courses running through to March 2027. Browse our course listings: bit.ly/4bYC6QW

Join us on 4th June 2026 for CPAG in Scotland’s Welfare Rights Conference - tickets now on sale. Find out more and book your place: bit.ly/4rnzBN0

Take a look at our 2026/27 training programme and book your place on courses running through to March 2027. Browse our course listings: bit.ly/4bYC6QW

@bsky.app New online tool for advisers: searchable caselaw summaries Bringing together over a decade of caselaw summaries from our Welfare Rights Bulletin, you'll find summaries of several hundred cases and we’ll update it regularly with new cases relevant to your advice work.

With recent debate about impact of Scottish child payment on parents work incentives its important to remember the @scotgov evaluation found it "mostly reduced barriers to labour market participation" - helping pay for travel, childcare & clothing. 👉https://t.co/zzC57eFLRF

Council services are key to preventing child poverty. We need to fund them in a fair way. NEW polling from #TaxJusticeScotland shows FIVE TIMES as many Scots back reforming unfair Council Tax as oppose it. ALL political parties must commit to a fairer system. Read more: bit.ly/TJSCTPoll

Our training programme is now available with course dates up until March 2027. Update your skills and knowledge for the year ahead. Browse our course listings: bit.ly/4bYC6QW

"It was right to increase the Scottish Child Payment to £40 for babies. But they should have been braver and increased it for all children on a low income" Read @ilonapin.bsky.social and @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social new piece in @scotnational.bsky.social www.thenational.scot/politics/257...