🚨 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 🔽

...a jam-packed afternoon! We've hosted our two sets of lightning talks and response panels 🎙️⚡ We've heard from leading voices across the research and policy communities advocating for what they think Scotland should stop and start doing in public services. #StopStart @glasgow.ac.uk

Great to be at @uofgpolicy.bsky.social #StopStart conference on public sector reform. Hearing @jimmccormick.bsky.social open the day with a sense of hope for what can be achieved urging us to move towards the “bright spots” of what is working already to help reduce child poverty and support families

Last month we held our Families Voices event in Glasgow! The event helped our mums raise their voices to help shape the future of support for mums on their recovery journey with their children. https://www.aberlour.org.uk/publications/aberlours-families-voices-project-report

Read our response to yesterday's #ScottishBudget: www.aberlour.org.uk/news-item/ab... #ScotBudget #Budget2026 #Budget #EndChildPoverty

In today’s #ScottishBudget we must see investment and concrete commitments accelerating efforts to reduce child poverty and meet child poverty targets. This includes increasing 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Child Payment, creating sustainable routes out of poverty through fair work and tackling the public debt crisis.

In her latest blog, ahead of the #ScottishBudget announcement today, our CEO, Justina Murray calls on the First Minister to show children living in poverty that he is listening. She urges him to set out clear and concrete plans to lift families out of poverty for good.

The #ScottishBudget is a critical opportunity for politicians to rebuild trust by acting on the issues that matter most to people in Scotland, like child poverty. We are calling for the Scottish Government to build on what’s already working by increasing the Scottish Child Payment to £40 a week.

Today we have launched our Trussell manifesto for the Holyrood election. #SP26 We’re calling on the next Scottish Govt to take the bold action to end hunger in Scotland. We have 5 calls for change 👇

‘A good society feeds its people well’ I talk to Scotland’s inaugural Food Tsar as she launches the nation’s new Food Commission about ‘public food’: the meals in schools & hospitals. She says we must double the money spent if people are to get the food they deserve In @heraldscotland.bsky.social

This generous contribution by Scot Gov to our UAF will ensure around 1,660 families living in poverty will have the basic essentials they need this winter such as food on the table, adequate clothing for their children and a warm home at night. Read more: www.gov.scot/news/10m-eme...

Stepping into 2026 full of hope.

Happy New Year to all our children, young people, families, colleagues, and supporters! We hope 2026 will be an amazing year for you 🎉

🎉Happy #NewYear Start 2026 by joining Together's community as a member! Membership shows your commitment to children's rights in Scotland & gives you the opportunity to share your views & experiences on a local, national, & international level ➡️ buff.ly/ppxVR5B

Good morning. Let's make a collective resolution: this will be the year in which we start to turn things round.

The Aberlour Urgent Assistance Fund has been helping families across Scotland since 2016. But we need your help to be there. Donate to our #PovertyRelief appeal today and 100% of your donation will help a child in Scotland within 72 hours: https://www.aberlour.org.uk/povertyrelief #Aberlour150

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26 years ago our CEO @sabirzazai.bsky.social arrived in the UK. Here he tells the Daily Record about his challenging but inspiring journey uk.news.yahoo.com/dad-smuggled...

As we come to the end of our 150th anniversary year our CEO, Justina Murray, spoke to @sundaypost.com about her Christmas wish for Scotland's children. Our big year is drawing to a close, but our work is far from over.

Wilfried Nancy, the French Caixinha.

🍎 No child should ever go hungry at school. Free School Meals are one of the simplest and most effective tools we have to reduce child poverty and level the playing field for every child in Edinburgh and beyond.

Too many children like Freya dread going to school every morning… Your donation to Aberlour provides instant relief to children and families right here in Scotland.  Donate today: aberlour.org.uk/povertyrelief

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Hard agree. Entirely self inflicted due to arrogance, incompetence and complacency. The Board gambled on Nancy hoping for another Ange, but turning out more like Celtic’s answer to Caixinha.

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.

Day Twelve of our #Aberlour150 advent calendar 🎄❄️🎁🎅⛄  This year we’ve had many campaigning highlights driving change for children, young people and families.

With Govan Law Centre we're launching our proposal for Public Sector Debt Recovery (Scotland) Bill. Ahead of the @parliament.scot elections we're calling on all parties to support legal changes around the collection of public debt. By tackling the public debt crisis we can help #EndChildPoverty.

Thanks Ruth Maguire MSP for raising our new research, in partnership with @trusselluk.bsky.social & @opfs.org.uk, evidencing that women are disproportionately more likely to be impacted by public debt & what must be done to tackle the public debt crisis. Read: www.aberlour.org.uk/publications...

In moments of uncertainty, human rights provide a shared foundation of fairness, dignity & accountability. 180+ orgs have come together to challenge negative rhetoric on rights, united: we want better from PM & a future where rights are real for everyone #HRD25 ➡️

Struggling to deal with debt? Our money and debt advice service is free and open to single parents across all of Scotland💸 Find out more and get in touch⬇️ opfs.org.uk/support-and-... #Debt #Scotland #SingleParents #DealingWithDebt #MoneyWorries

Did you see us in yesterday's @sundaypost.com? 👀 Maree Todd MSP, the Minister for Drugs and Alcohol, praised the fact that nearly three quarters of the children referred into our Mother and Child Recovery Houses have remained with their mothers full-time.

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

As a member of #EndChildPoverty we're proud to contribute to and support the End Child Poverty manifesto 👇

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'us v them' framing in all its guises is utterly poisonous to social democracy and therefore should be avoided like the plague by anyone interested in progressing anything that vaguely looks like social democracy

Day Three of our #Aberlour150 advent calendar 🎄❄️🎁🎅⛄ ‘Maggie’ a fabric cuddle cushion with appliqué design was created by Demi. This creation is named after Maggie the dog, who often visits Demi at her home with her owner, Carrie.

That’s a wrap for our event! Thank you to our mums who were involved in our Families Voices Project. Today wouldn't have been possible without you. You have bravely shared your personal recovery journeys to influence the future care & support for mums & their babies who come after you.

New report! Our Families Voices Project worked with mums supported by our Intensive Perinatal services and Mother & Child Recovery Houses to amplify their voices to shape future care and support for mums and children impacted by substance use and perinatal mental health.

Our CEO, Justina Murray, and Ashley, mum supported by Aberlour, have kicked off our Families Voices event. We believe services designed to support families must be shaped by the perspectives of the families we support, ensuring their voices are elevated, amplified & influence future care & support.

Shake-up of services could help new mums beat addictions and save Scotland £50m

Thank you to @mareetodd.bsky.social for coming along to our Families Voices event today. Having heard directly from our mums affected by substance use, we hope that intensive support can be expanded to more mothers and their children which will give children a better start in life.

In @sundaypost.com, Debbie* shared the support she received on her recovery journey while staying with us. Mums supported by our Mother & Child Recovery Houses & Intensive Perinatal services shared their experiences of support during their recovery journey as part of our Families Voices Project.

It's the end of an era today as we say goodbye to our CEO, @sallyannkelly1.bsky.social. Over the past 11 years SallyAnn has led Aberlour with courage, compassion & bravery. We're extremely grateful for everything she has helped us achieve to improve the lives of children, young people & families.

📣 The two-child limit pushed families into hardship and breached children’s rights. It's removal by UK Government is expected to lift 450,000 children out of poverty by 2030. Find out more here: www.togetherscotland.org.uk/news-and-eve...

We're delighted Rachel Reeves has ended the two-child limit for good in the UK. We, alongside many of our partners, have campaigned for this for many years. Read the update from our CEO, Justina Murray. #TwoChildLimit #2childlimit #budget25 #Budget2025 #EndChildPoverty

Millions are being pushed into council tax debt because the system is designed to hit those with the least. The Chancellor must use the Autumn Budget to deliver real reform — not tweaks. Read our op-ed in the Big Issue, out today: www.bigissue.com/opinion/chan... #CouncilTax #Budget2025

one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.

The important report, based on Citizens Advice Scotland’s national data, shows how public debt and deductions are driving child poverty, and how this burden falls disproportionately on women, single parents and disabled households.

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...

Our new research, in partnership with @trusselluk.bsky.social & @opfs.org.uk using Scotland data from @citizensadvicescot.bsky.social & @stepchange.bsky.social, confirms the impact of the public debt crisis is most often felt by women as they are more often caring for children.