"There has never been a more important time to speak up for the 160,000 pensioners in poverty in Scotland. This is the highest number of older people in poverty in over 20" Big Qs for our next MSPs in this great guest blog from Josh at @independentage. www.povertyalliance.org/blog-indepen...

📖 Weekend reading! Poverty among young adult men in Scotland has risen sharply since the pandemic and is now higher than in the rest of the UK. They're also at higher risk of 'deaths of despair' from drugs, alcohol, and suicide. scothealthequity.org/poverty-amon...

📖 Weekend reading! How can our next MSPs reduce the injustice of poverty? How can we reduce in-work poverty in social care? Details of member meetings and member events. It´s all in the Scottish Anti-Poverty Newsletter. www.povertyalliance.org/scottish-ant...

🚌 Buses are a lifeline, not a luxury, especially for people on low incomes - and they help cut climate pollution and congestion. Join us to say 'Scotland Demands Better Buses!'. act.foe.scot/demandbetter...

A very important report today from our friends at @ipprscotland.bsky.social. Scotland needs to grow a #wellbeing #economy - but anyone who says that means cutting investment in #socialsecurity and public services is very wrong. One relies on the other. www.ippr.org/media-office...

Two members of the Poverty Alliance network are recruiting. Migration Policy Scotland is looking for a researcher to support an exciting new project to help low-income migrant households. migrationpolicyscotland.org.uk/project/come...

🚌 Buses are a lifeline, not a luxury – especially for people on low incomes - and they help cut climate pollution and congestion. Join us with @betterbusesspt and @foescot and others to say 'Scotland Demands Better Buses!'. act.foe.scot/demandbetter...

We hope everyone is having a great first day at #SCVOGathering. Please pop in to see our staff at the @povertyalliance and @livingwagescot stalls. Find out more about the sessions we're contributing to today at 3pm, and tomorrow at 11am. www.povertyalliance.org/events/tag/t...

The Poverty Alliance and our #LivingWage Scotland team both have a stall at #SCVOGathering - and we're involved in three different events. Our Policy & Parliamentary Officer Chloe Campbell has the details. Come and say hello! www.povertyalliance.org/events/tag/t...

The #CommunityWealthBuilding bill will pass tomorrow. 'This is Community Wealth Building' from our friends at @scalliance.bsky.social is full of great stories from people making it happen in places all over Scotland. www.scottishcommunityalliance.org.uk/policy/commu...

📖 Weekend reading! This year marks 25 years of the Living Wage movement in the UK. This great timeline takes you through it's beginnings on the streets of London's East End and shows how it became a national movement for a better future. www.livingwage.org.uk/news/celebra...

📖 Weekend reading! It's unjust that the poorest people in the UK are getting poorer. Poverty is hardening, not easing. That's the shocking finding in the Joseph Rowntree Foundation's #UKPoverty2026 report, launched this week. www.jrf.org.uk/uk-poverty-2...

Our news. Member news. Events. Research. It's all in the Scottish Anti-Poverty Newsletter. Please share with your networks. www.povertyalliance.org/scottish-ant...

How could a social tariff on energy bills deliver a just society where people can afford their bills. Our friends at @fairbydesign worked with others to come up with a clear plan. Our MPs can push for it in the UK Parliament now. fairbydesign.com/understandin...

"We're not here as case studies; we're here as people who are contributing to shaping change." New blog from @fairbydesign.bsky.social on their work with @povertyalliance.org creating a Lived Experience Advisory Panel. fairbydesign.com/blog-what-li...

We believe that political leaders can work with business and communities to make sure we all have the building blocks of a healthy life, and access to equal health. Do you agree? scothealthequity.org/inequality-l...

📖 Weekend reading! We're working with ALIenergy in Argyll & Bute to learn about how people on low incomes can be protected as Scotland transitions to renewable heating to tackle climate change. This great case study shows what can be done. www.povertyalliance.org/case-study-s...

📖 Weekend reading! It's wrong and unjust that more and more pensioners are being pushed into poverty. This great guest blog from Malcolm Sayers of Independent Age sets out how our political leaders can give those older people the help they deserve. www.povertyalliance.org/guest-blog-s...

Instead of risking stigmatising and hurting our friends, neighbours and fellow citizens, it would be good for politicians to look at their own responsibilities first. www.povertyalliance.org/news-politic...

The Scottish Budget. Fair Work. Fair Fuel. Living Pensions. Member events. It's all in the Scottish Anti-Poverty Newsletter. Out today! mailchi.mp/povertyallia...

People across Scotland want good local services that support a just and compassionate society. The unjust, regressive Council Tax isn't fit for purpose. By a margin of 5 to 1 people want change, now! taxjustice.scot/blog/five-ti...

Today, Poverty Alliance Policy & Campaigns Manager Gary Christie said: “Instead of risking stigmatising and hurting our friends, neighbours and fellow citizens, it would be good for politicians to look at their own responsibilities first." www.povertyalliance.org/news-politic...

Visiting Angelz are a great example of how people can work together to provide fair work in Scotland’s social care sector. Read more about their story on the new Pathways to Progress website!

📘 Sunday reading suggestion: Our Key Learnings report reflects on what it takes to meaningfully involve people with lived experience in decisions about tackling rural poverty — including what worked and what was harder than expected. www.povertyalliance.org/research-lea...

📖 Weekend reading recommendation: Pathways to Progress is a new project exploring how fair pay, secure hours, and better working conditions can strengthen our social care sector. Well worth a read if you’ve got a few quiet minutes this Saturday. 🔗 www.pathwaystoprogress.uk

MSPs of all parties have made a promise to the children of Scotland, by setting down targets to massively reduce the injustice of child poverty. By 2030 there should be no more than 10% of Scotland's children in relative poverty. But in 2025 the poverty rate among children was still a shocking 24%.

We want to help build fair work in social care, with better pay, more job security, and improved working conditions. Our new #PathwaysToProgress project has launched a survey for #socialcare workers in #Scotland. Please fill it in and share! www.pathwaystoprogress.uk/get-involved

We believe the #MinimumIncomeGuarantee will give people a secure foundation for a better future. With an election coming up, our Policy Officer Ralph asks - if politicians don't back the Guarantee what is their alternative. www.povertyalliance.org/blog-minimum...

Government is about political choices and last week's Scottish budget leaves working people paying the price again. @rozfoyer.bsky.social / @heraldscotland.bsky.social

🗣️ "There should be no limits to childhood, or to what the babies of today can go on to achieve tomorrow." ✍️ Great to see a piece in @dailyrecord.co.uk @telfc.bsky.social on the #ScottishChildPayment boost. 👇 shorturl.at/dK8oz

We can use our shared human rights to challenge and change the unjust structures that keep people in poverty. That's why we've joined other organisations to call for the restoration of the value of this important fund.

There was some good news in today's #ScotBudget – but Scotland can still do better for households in poverty. www.povertyalliance.org/some-good-ne...

Not long until the @scotgov #ScotBudget. We want to see progress on the #ScotlandDemandsBetter priorities - better jobs, better investment, better social security. www.scotland-demands-better.com/demands

No child should start their school day hungry. It's simply wrong. Find out more about the Breakfast Can't Wait campaign, in this guest blog from Poverty Alliance member Magic Breakfast. www.povertyalliance.org/tackling-mor...

We can't have a secure society when people's incomes don't cover life’s essentials. In his new blog, our Ralph Hartley explains how our politicians can work towards a #MinimumIncomeGuarantee that will provide the secure foundation we all need.. www.povertyalliance.org/blog-minimum...

People want a just and compassionate Scotland - not one where 1 in 4 of our #children are in #poverty. During the #ScotBudget process, every MSP can help make sure @scotgov invests in giving every child a good start in life through the #ScottishChildPayment. www.povertyalliance.org/briefing-sco...

In the next @scotgov #ScotBudget - and in #ScottishGE26 - poliltical leaders need to listen to the people. Thousands are saying #ScotlandDemandsBetter investment in the things that will build a better future for all of us. www.scotland-demands-better.com/demands

More and more, people's incomes never seem enough to cover life’s essentials. In his new blog, our Ralph Hartley explains how our politicians can work towards a #MinimumIncomeGuarantee that will provide the secure foundation we all need. www.povertyalliance.org/blog-minimum...

We want to learn from you about what worked during #ScotlandDemandBetter - and especially the national march on 25 Oct. Your views will help us shape our future campaigning. Please take part and share with others. www.surveymonkey.com/r/BCB8H6T

6️⃣ Thousands of you joined us and other charities & organisations in Edinburgh for the Scotland Demands Better march - to fight for a fair Scotland for everybody 👆 That's just a handful of key moments from 2025, but together we achieved even more. Thank you for standing with us. #HousingEmergency

Our Senior Policy Officer, Molly Shevlin wrote for the Herald last week about our 'Worried this winter?' campaign and how our network is here to help anyone struggling to keep up with the costs of energy this winter. Read the article here 👉 www.cas.org.uk/news-and-eve...

Real wage growth has ground to a halt over the past year and the outlook remains poor. Find our latest labour market analysis here 👉 buff.ly/I7Rng5S

Want to make a difference in 2026? Become a campaigner. We helped reverse the Winter Fuel Payment changes and championed the needs of older renters in the Renters' Rights Act and Housing (Scotland) Act. We're making a difference and you can help: www.independentage.org/campaign-wit...

The economy needs jobs as well as jobseekers. Economic inactivity is at about the same level it was pre-pandemic, as the rise in ill-health has been offset by continued falls in other reasons for not working. All of the fall in the employment rate since 2020 is accounted for by unemployment.

We hope the new year brings new priorities for the @scotgov #ScotBudget - because #ScotlandDemandsBetter. We can invest in the ideas that will build a better future for all of us. www.scotland-demands-better.com/demands

We want to learn from you about what worked during #ScotlandDemandBetter - and especially the national march on 25 Oct. Your input will help us shape our future campaigning. Please fill in this evaluation and share with others. www.surveymonkey.com/r/BCB8H6T

From talking tax to taking action: globally, across the UK and in Scotland. Check out the video highlights from #TaxJusticeScotland’s recent event in Edinburgh. Together, we explored how tax can help build a fairer, greener Scotland: taxjustice.scot/blog/talking...

No child should start their school day hungry. It's simply wrong and unjust. Find out more about the Breakfast Can't Wait campaign, in this new guest blog from Poverty Alliance member Magic Breakfast. www.povertyalliance.org/tackling-mor...

📢Reminder - we are recruiting for a Policy and Campaigns Manager (Maternity Cover) You'd be joining a great team 💗 Please share across your networks. www.povertyalliance.org/about-us/rec...

📢Today's the day! Today we are marching together for a better Scotland. Join us as #WeDemandBetter March assembles from 10am (buses arriving from 9:30am) at Scottish Parliament.