Too many people in Scotland are unable to afford the essentials. The next Scot Govt must take bolder action to end the need for food banks. All of political parties should commit to action in #SP26 manifestos & work with UK Govt to ensure everyone can afford the essentials

A huge thanks to everyone who has taken the time to chat with our team at #ScotLab26 about how we end hunger in Scotland. You can read our #SP26 manifesto calls here bit.ly/TrussellScot...

We’re at Scottish Labour conference today in #Paisley to share our #SP26 manifesto with delegates and candidates. If you’re here, stop by our stand in Lucille’s Bar for a chat.

Another day, another conference. We’ve swapped Lib Dems at Dynamic Earth for @scottishgreens.org at Strathclyde University. Looking forward to sharing our @trusselluk.bsky.social calls for change to end hunger in Scotland.

Got round to building my Xmas Lego set - putting me in the holiday mood! 🇮🇹 ❤️ ☀️ #Lego

Interesting new report from @ipprscotland.bsky.social Focused on Scotland but relevant across the UK in making the case for social security investment. 1. High social spending is compatible with economic success. Evidence shows European countries with high levels...1/4 www.ippr.org/articles/mor...

Day 2 at #SCVOGathering flew by, lots of chat, not so much time for photos! Brilliant to connect with so many across the sector 😃

A very productive first day at #SCVOGathering. Thanks to everyone who stopped by to chat. We’ll be back on Stand 3 Cromdale tomorrow. Now looking forward to #SP26 SCVO Hustings!

With Cara at the trussell stand at the Gathering @trussellscot.bsky.social @trusselluk.bsky.social

I’ll be at the #SCVOGathering today and tomorrow mainly at the Trussell stall but also attending some brilliant sessions delivered by partners & looking forward to the SCVO Hustings later today! 😃

Too many families in Scotland face hunger due to a lack of income. This isn't right and needs to change. Join us & @foodcoalition.scot on 8 April for Scotland’s National Food Debate. Hear how political parties will act to ensure everyone has dignified access to food➡️ bit.ly/49E4CWI

🚨 This has been a lost parliament for homelessness. 📈 Children in temp: up 26% (highest on record) 📈 Homelessness: up nearly 20% 📈 Rough sleeping: more than doubled 10,480 children are paying the price of decades of underinvestment. This cannot be normalised. Info 👉 shelterscotland.org/HS26Feb

Just over 100 days until #SP26 elections. We’ve 5 key calls for change to end hunger in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Read our manifesto here 👇 bit.ly/TrussellScot...

Friday night, hanging round with Andrew Marr. 😊 Turns out he has hidden talents as a poet!

🚨 New analysis alert! Our most recent polling revealed that nearly half of people in Scotland were feeling economically insecure. They are concerned about being able to afford the cost of everyday essentials - like food and energy. This has political consequences 🔽

Closing date Monday for this important position in Dunfermline Foodbank @trussellscot.bsky.social

We stand with Trussell. Every day our neighbours tell us they can't afford essentials. Behind every statistic is a person with something to say & a community listening. Everyone deserves dignity, security & the chance to thrive. Together, we can build a Scotland where no one needs a food bank. #SP26

Scottish Budget includes raising the Scottish Child Payment to £40 a week for families with a baby under 1, @trussellscot.bsky.social response to the BBC:

Everyone in Scotland should be able to afford the essentials. The next Scottish Govt must take bold action to end hunger and hardship #SP26

#Dunfermline food bank are recruiting an Assistant Foodbank Manager. You can apply here 👇 goodmoves.org/vacancy/a4sp...

Wishing everyone a very happy and healthy New Year! 🎉 #2026

We’re all ready for Santa 🎅🏻- have a great Christmas! 🎄

As a member of the End Child Poverty Coalition, we are pleased to sign this letter to the Finance Secretary. After doing the right thing to mitigate the 2-child limit @scottishgov.bsky.social must keep the money freed up to boost social security support for families: tinyurl.com/2xfh4yyy

Everyone should be able to afford the essentials but @bfawu.bsky.social’s latest research finds a shocking 65% of food workers face hunger in the UK. This isn’t right. Everyone in work should be paid a real living wage. 👇

Please support Trussell’s Winter Appeal - either by donating via link below or directly to your local Trussell community food bank. Your support will be a lifeline to people facing hunger this Xmas.

Great to see Ruth Maguire MSP highlight our @opfs.org.uk @trussellscot.bsky.social @aberlourcharity.bsky.social research into the gendered nature of public debt. We need targeted action from both our govts to tackle the public debt spiral that prevents many being able to afford the essentials.

Everyone in Scotland should be able to afford the essentials but with Christmas round the corner, thousands of families face impossible decisions. Please support @trusselluk.bsky.social’s Winter Appeal www.trussell.org.uk

Volunteering with #Dunfermline @trussellscot.bsky.social food bank today. Collections 10am-4pm in Tesco #Duloch, Dunfermline Fire Station & Dalgety Bay stores. Please donate to support local people unable to afford the essentials. #EndingHunger

Disabled women are excluded by design - not by choice. 🆕Our new research reveals disabled women face discrimination at every stage of employment. Read the report below ⬇️ Full report: buff.ly/YzlUsN8 Summary report: buff.ly/1rXx57i Easy read: buff.ly/q9DpAW2

We’ve launched a new report with @trusselluk.bsky.social & @opfs.org.uk, using Scotland data from @citizensadvicescot.bsky.social & @stepchange.bsky.social, into the gendered nature of the public debt crisis in Scotland. Read: https://www.aberlour.org.uk/publications/gendered-nature-public-debt

We've published new research today with partners @aberlourcharity.bsky.social & @opfs.org.uk revealing that women in Scotland are often caught in a cycle of public debt which traps their family in hardship. We're calling on all levels of government to act. Read our report 👇 bit.ly/GenderPublic...

In our new research into the public debt crisis with @trusselluk.bsky.social & @opfs.org.uk, using Scotland data from @citizensadvicescot.bsky.social & @stepchange.bsky.social, we’re calling on all levels of government – at UK, Scottish and local level to act.

If you’re at #COSLA2025, please stop by and say hello. We’re right next to the coffee stand! ☕️

Scotland’s Forgotten Children - The Herald’s campaign to fight child poverty - has been shortlisted for the #MakingaDifference Award 2025 for best regional campaign. VOTE HERE: newsmediauk.org/making-a-dif... Voting closes at 5pm on Thursday, November 6.

🚨A RECORD 4.5 MILLION CHILDREN NOW LIVE IN POVERTY IN THE UK - a shocking & shameful 31% of all children Ending the two-child limit would lift 470,000 children out of poverty NOW. I’m joining Trussell in calling on the chancellor to end this cruel policy. Please join us🙏 youtu.be/xdtRtkOio8Y?...

Great to join campaigners, colleagues and friends in sunny Edinburgh ☀️ to demand better from both our Governments! ✅ Better jobs ✅ Better investment in life’s essentials ✅ Better social security #WeDemandBetter #ScotlandDemandsBetter

#WeDemandBetter #ScotlandDemandsBetter

📢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.

This weekend thousands of people will march to say Scotland Demands Better. I’ll always raise the issue of food insecurity and work with the Government and @trusselluk.bsky.social @trussellscot.bsky.social to end it. See you at the @povertyalliance.org march on Saturday ✊

❗ The two-child limit is pushing families with children to food banks. This policy is unfair and cruel. And it's time to end it. 📧 Email your MP now to call on the Chancellor to end the two-child limit 👇 bit.ly/4ovyIAj

Every child deserves a decent start in life yet right now 1 in 4 are growing up in families unable to afford the essentials. Our social security system must do better. The cruel two child limit must be scrapped across the UK. 📧 Email your MP now 👇 action.trussell.org.uk/tell-your-mp...

I’ve now swapped the escapism of Disney Paris for some Parisian culture 🇫🇷

Luca is only here now thanks to the specialist care he got when born at 33 weeks in Kirkcaldy. I’m shocked the @scotgov are planning to close the neonatal unit at the Vic. This will endanger babies lives. Sign now to protect neonatal units in Scotland petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE...

Children in Scotland are 4x as likely to be in poverty if they are in two or more of the priority families that Scottish gov identified to highlight children at greater risk of poverty. Politicians must recognise the intersections between these groups 📢 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VqCa3k5gtLQ

1 million people in Scotland faced hunger last year. This isn’t right, we should all be able to afford the essentials. On 25th October, join #ScotlandDemandsBetter to demand better jobs, better social security & better public services, for all of us. 👉 scotland-demands-better.com/march-and-ra...

#ChallengePoverty #WeDemandBetter

We know public debt traps families in poverty and holds them there. Our research into the public debt crisis, with @opfs.org.uk & @trussellscot.bsky.social, highlights how families with a disabled child are at higher risk of being trapped in poverty due to public debt. #CPW25 #ChallengePoverty

It’s Day 3 of #ChallengePoverty week & we’re calling for better investment in life’s essentials to ensure everyone has a warm homes and access to better public transport and public services. #WeDemandBetter Read more here 👇 www.povertyalliance.org/wp-content/u...

Today, with Unity Consulting Scotland, we’ve launched our new research into School Meal Debt in England.  Our research indicates that 1 in 4 children in England not in receipt of FSM have school meal debt. No child should be burdened with debt or denied a school meal due to financial hardship.

It’s Day 2 of #ChallengePoverty week. With 1 in 4 referred to @trusselluk.bsky.social food banks in Scotland in work, we must see action to ensure every job has a living wage and living hours & to make work accessible for all. #WeDemandBetter More here 👇 www.povertyalliance.org/wp-content/u...