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...

Important new post-budget analysis from @fraserofallander.org 👇 And ICYMI our initial Scottish Budget response is here: cpag.org.uk/news/scottis...

PRESS RELEASE #Scottishbudget response Campaigners "disappointed" at "wasted opportunity" to go much further on child poverty Scottish budget response cpag.org.uk/news/scottis...

PRESS RELEASE Budget must boost Scottish child payment, say child poverty campaigners. Above inflation increase to Scottish child payment "best evidenced, most impactful and cost effective way" to further reduce child poverty. bit.ly/49OVcHM

Today we publish our annual Cost of a Child in Scotland report. Although policies like the Scottish child payment are helping to narrow the gap, there is still a huge shortfall between the costs of raising child and the incomes families have. 👉http://tinyurl.com/ms7a4r4k

As a member of @endchildpoverty.bsky.social we are pleased to have signed this letter to the Finance Secretary - after doing the right thing to mitigate the 2-child limit, Scot Gov must keep the money freed up by its abolition to invest in social security support for families: tinyurl.com/2xfh4yyy

New evidence from researchers at @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social and @york.ac.uk finds deprivation & food insecurity would be "between 8 and 9 percentage points higher without Scottish child payment" and that ‘Cliff edge’ work disincentive fears have been “overplayed” (1/2)

We're delighted to launch School Shouldn't Cost: Young People's Poverty and Education Manifesto. Five key calls set out what thousands of young people across Scotland say should happen to reduce the impact of poverty in their schools. Find it here: tinyurl.ee/EnLSx

Far too many families feel overlooked and ignored. As a member of #EndChildPoverty, we are calling on all parties to commit to action so that every child in Scotland can have the best possible start in life and our country can prosper in the future. Read our manifesto: tinyurl.com/ympvdss9

Scrapping the 2-child limit at source is transformational for children across the UK. As the Scottish Government is already committed to mitigating this cruel policy, £155m is now freed up to further build on progress made and invest in Scottish social security including the Scottish child payment.

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Just 10 days and a few places left to book for our Seminar in Glasgow next week. Book now! cpag.org.uk/training-and... #universalcredit

At the Cost of the School Day summit young people told Scotland's First Minister what more they think needs to happen in their schools to make sure poverty doesn't have an impact on learning. Find out more: tinyurl.com/2t4cpbfu

There's only a few places left to book for our in-person Seminar in 3 weeks. Join us as we share with other advisers the challenges you’re seeing, stay up to date with the latest developments & consider tactics to best support clients through this period of change. cpag.org.uk/training-and...

We’re turning 60! Join our live broadcast marking 60 years of Child Poverty Action Group, featuring keynote speaker Rt Hon Gordon Brown. 📷Thursday 6 November 📷9:45–11:45 am (online via Zoom) Register for your free place here: cpag.org.uk/60years

PRESS RELEASE Campaigners welcome Poverty and Inequality Commission's call for urgent action on child poverty cpag.org.uk/news/campaig...

Inspiring day on #ScotlandDemandsBetter march with other members of @endchildpoverty.bsky.social Thousands uniting for better social security, better jobs and better public services to #endchildpoverty. Now its time for decision makers @ukparliament.parliament.uk & @scotparl.bsky.social to act!

This weekend we will be joining the march for all of us in Edinburgh. With upcoming child poverty strategies for both the UK and Scotland, we need to make the progress needed so that no child grows up in poverty #ScotlandDemandsBetter Find out more: www.scotland-demands-better.com

Too many children are missing out on the support they deserve. Our report with @fifegingerbread.bsky.social & @ipprscotland.bsky shows how to make the system fairer, safer and better for everyone. 👉 opfs.org.uk/get-involved... #TransformingChildMaintenance

Every child in Scotland deserves the best start in life & better social security has a key role to play. We will be joining the #ScotlandDemandsBetter march in Edinburgh on Sat calling for more action from both UK & Scottish govts to keep children out of poverty. See you there!

Five weeks until our afternoon Seminar event in Glasgow, which is proving to be a very popular event. Have you booked your place yet? cpag.org.uk/training-and...

Great responses so far to the Young People's Poverty and Education Manifesto - still time to contribute, the link is live until the end of October! 🗣️tinyurl.com/4ebxass6

Join us in Edinburgh on 25th Oct as we join anti-poverty orgs, faith groups, trade unions and thousands from across Scotland to demand better for our children from our MPs and MSPs. Despite recent progress over 1 in 5 of our children are still in poverty #ScotlandDemandsBetter

Will you be at #SNP25 this weekend? Come and join #EndChildPoverty's fringe event to hear from speakers including Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP to explore what must happen now to meet the 2030 child poverty targets 🗓️Saturday 11th October, 12:30-13:30 📍Meeting Room 4, TECA (Aberdeen)

📢Calling all schools in Scotland! Be part of creating a Young People's Poverty and Education Manifesto this Challenge Poverty Week and throughout October. Let's tell the people in charge what has to change in our schools: tinyurl.com/4ebxass6 Cost of the School Day / CPAG Scotland