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Minimum Income Guarantee: Immediate progress on Poverty still required
...to take forward a series of calls made as part of both the Children in Scotland and End Child Poverty coalition’s manifestos, which we believe should be considered as elements of the Minimum Income Guarantee. This includes: Doubling the...
consultation minimum income guarantee Poverty‘Benefit cap will increase child Poverty and perpetuate health inequalities’
... ‘Benefit cap will increase child Poverty and perpetuate health inequalities’ Children in Scotland has responded to the recent Westminster benefit cap inquiry, warning that the implementation of the cap will increase child Poverty and...
Benefits Families News Poverty Welfare WestminsterEffective child protection system ‘depends on Poverty reduction and strong local services’
... Effective child protection system ‘depends on Poverty reduction and strong local services’ The Scottish Government today announced its response to the Child Protection Systems Review Report. Amongst a raft of actions, Minister for...
Benefits Children Jackie Brock Poverty Protection Scottish Government SupportAccess to childcare services ‘has strengthened relationships and wellbeing for children and parents’, new report finds
...was designed to increase access to childcare for those families most at risk of experiencing child Poverty. Between October 2021 and March 2022, the Fund invested more than £2 million into 15 projects across Scotland. National charity Children in...
access to childcare fund childcare Families flexibility out of school care Parents Poverty services“We mustn’t lose sight of our collective goal”
...as our Chief Executive, in the first of a two-part blog Jude Turbyne takes stock of how Poverty is impacting on families now – and why working in the children’s sector gives her hope I have now been with Children in Scotland for...
CEO chief executive Children children's sector cost of living Families Inequality Jude pandemic Poverty resilience third sectorEducation National Improvement Framework: Data gathering must be accurate, considered and purposeful
...National Improvement Framework and its ambition to widen recognition of achievement, close the Poverty-related attainment gap and place the needs and rights of every young person at the centre of education. Our rights-based response is informed...
ASL ASN children and young people Children's rights Consultation response Education PovertyGood Food Nation Bill consultation: Supporting the principle of a right to food
...food insecurity – it is about taking a whole-systems approach to tackling challenges such as Poverty, diet-related illness and climate change. "It has an opportunity to play a transformative role in supporting children, young people and...
Children's rights Food Health Legislation Poverty Wellbeing2021-26 Manifesto launches with calls to put wellbeing at the heart of Scottish budget, include under-16s in Citizens’ Assemblies, target air pollution and introduce a ‘hobby premium’
budget Child protection community democracy economy Education environment equality Inequality Learning Manifesto Poverty rights Scottish Parliament UNCRC Wellbeing
25 and Up: The ‘old normal’ meant acceptance of injustice for too many families. We can’t go back to it
...for too many families. We can’t go back to it 9 October 2020 In a special blog for Challenge Poverty Week, Clare Simpson revisits her 25 Calls contribution, arguing that UNCRC incorporation and the work of the Care Review provide the...
25 and Up 25 calls Care Review Families family support Inequality Parenting across Scotland Poverty the Promise UNCRCOrganisations from Shetland to Shettleston announced as successful applicants to Access to Childcare Fund
...Fund. The fund, launched in July, is one feature of the Scottish Government’s Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan which focuses on tackling and reducing levels of child Poverty in Scotland. It recognises that the cost and availability of...
access to childcare access to childcare fund childcare childcare provision Families fund Inequality low income out of school care Parents PovertyNew fund will strengthen access to out of school childcare for low-income families
...delivery of out of school care, with a focus on priority family groups most at risk from living in Poverty. The Fund is funded by the Scottish Government and managed by the national charity Children in Scotland. In the first funding round a total...
childcare Families family support holidays Inequality out of school care Poverty‘Lessons for a new social settlement’ – publication of reports mark completion of groundbreaking five-year food project
...FFF, particularly participation. inclusion and a non-stigmatising, relationship-based approach to Poverty. “Within communities, establishing a trusting relationship is the essential starting point,” Elaine says. “As one Strategic Lead told...
Children communities community familis FFF Food income Inequality partnership PovertyFrom Drumchapel macaroni to white bread myths: what I’ve learned from four years of Food, Families, Futures
...are quite fussy but they have eaten wraps, sandwiches and soup'. Certainly my understanding of the Poverty-related issues many families living in Scotland face has increased. As has my understanding of the stigma attached to these issues and the...
community family Food food insecurity Inequality Poverty25 and Up: In the wake of Covid-19, our call to boost family incomes using social security powers is more urgent than ever
...our 25 Calls, John Dickie, co-author of Call 15, argues that the Scottish Government’s child Poverty targets, delivery plan and new Scottish Child Payment must inform every aspect of our country’s approach to renewal The world has changed...
25 and Up 25 calls child poverty family family support Inequality PovertyWhy our Manifesto for 2021-26 must be based on renewal, not recovery
...on the evidence of what we know works and what children and young people say themselves. Rights, Poverty, health and wellbeing, learning, equalities – COVID 19 has shone a different light on all these issues, and in many cases has exacerbated...
equality Health Inequality Manifesto members membership parliament Poverty rights Wellbeing"We're not doing well enough on child mental health," First Minister tells young people from across Scotland
Brexit bullying Children's rights Education equality food poverty Inequality Mental Health Participation Poverty
Free sanitary products ‘a small but significant step to tackling gender inequality’
...financial burden of sanitary products, particularly for girls and young women who are experiencing Poverty, and recognise the proposals as important for upholding UNCRC rights to education and the best health possible. We know, for example, that...
Health Inequalities Poverty‘Societal issues that undermine young people’s chances compromise gains from early years support’
...early years support’ Naomi Eisenstadt, the Scottish Government’s Independent Advisor on Poverty and Inequality, published her second report yesterday (3 July). The report makes 18 recommendations focusing on the later years of childhood...
Children's rights Inequality Poverty Scottish GovernmentCelebrate young voters' impact - and listen to them on Brexit
...how we create a fairer society. We know that young people’s participation can be stifled by Poverty, and this can lead to disengagement from the political process. Poverty negatively affects every aspect of children and young people’s...
Benefits Brexit Children Children's rights Election Europe Families Jackie Brock PovertyHoliday Hunger report 'a wake-up call that flags local solutions'
...key points, included in today's report, contextualised holiday hunger in the wider issue of Poverty and its impact on children. They were: High childcare costs are one of the key issues affecting parents on low income in particular, and...
Families Food Jackie Brock News Poverty Scottish Government WestminsterNew report explores Poverty and the care system
... Magazine / New report explores Poverty and the care system Posted 24.08.23 by Alice Hinds care system Children Poverty research New report reveals families face further financial hardship when children are taken into care New research...
care system Children Poverty researchReport warns child Poverty targets could be missed
... Magazine / News: Report warns child Poverty targets will be missed Posted 25 January, 2022 by Jennifer Drummond child Poverty Inequality Poverty The Poverty and Inequality Commission has warned child Poverty targets will be missed unless...
child poverty Inequality PovertyYoung people invited to be anti-Poverty Ambassadors
... Magazine / Young people aged 16-25 invited to be anti-Poverty Ambassadors Posted 05.04.23 by Lynn Gilmour child Poverty Poverty rights young people Young people aged between 16 and 25 with an interest in...
child poverty Poverty rights young peopleCutting the cost of the school day
...new ways to cut the cost of the school day Posted 05.10.23 by Alice Hinds child Poverty Children Education Poverty young people Pupils and staff at Braes High School, Falkirk, have been praised by the...
child poverty Children Education Poverty young peopleScotland’s oral health gap widens
...miss dental appointments Posted 13.06.23 by Alice Hinds child health health inequalities Poverty Children from Scotland’s poorest communities will be most affected by the growing oral health gap, according to experts, as thousands miss...
child health health inequalities PovertyYoung people’s health worsened by poor quality housing
...housing, new research finds Posted 20.04.23 by Alice Hinds Children housing Poverty young people One in six young people in the UK is living in poor quality housing, according to new research, with dampness and...
Children housing Poverty young peopleTackling Scotland’s health inequalities
...what will we do? Posted 25 January, 2023 by Jennifer Drummond Attainment child health child Poverty Health health and wellbeing health inequalities Poverty public health We need a radical shift and long-term prevention measures to...
Attainment child health child poverty Health health and wellbeing health inequalities Poverty public healthGoing hungry
...25 November, 2022 by Jennifer Drummond cost of living Education Food food insecurity Poverty A coalition of charities has written to the Scottish Government to highlight the devastating impact of Poverty and hunger The open letter,...
cost of living Education Food food insecurity PovertyWomen's cost crisis
...16 November, 2022 by Nina Joynson childcare cost of living economy mothers Parents Poverty New research has found women in Scotland face increasing financial difficulties, with low-income jobs and care responsibilities responsible...
childcare cost of living economy mothers Parents PovertyScottish Child Payment to be increased
...of Programme for Government Posted 06 September, 2022 by Jennifer Drummond child Poverty Poverty programme for government First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is today expected to set out a raft of actions to help...
child poverty Poverty programme for governmentSchool meal debt wiped for Edinburgh families
...debt wiped for Edinburgh families Posted 30 August, 2022 by Jennifer Drummond child Poverty Education free school meals Poverty The City of Edinburgh Council has voted to clear school meal debts for...
child poverty Education free school meals PovertyDemands for Holyrood to tackle cost of living crisis
...to tackle cost of living crisis Posted 17 June, 2022 by Jennifer Drummond child Poverty Inequality Poverty Charities and trade unions are demanding the Scottish Government does more to address the cost of...
child poverty Inequality PovertyAccelerate free school meal provision, says STUC
...school meal provision, says STUC Posted 22 April 2022, by Jennifer Drummond child Poverty Education free school meals Poverty As pupils return to the classroom after the Easter break, trade union leaders...
child poverty Education free school meals PovertyQ&A with James McEnaney: Mind the gap
...gap Posted 1 February 2022, by Jennifer Drummond Education Inequality Poverty schools Ahead of his webinar for Children in Scotland, former teacher, journalist and author James McEnaney (pictured) spoke...
Education Inequality Poverty schoolsChanges to Scottish Attainment Challenge funding
...24 Nov, 2021 by Nina Joynson Attainment Education funding Poverty Scottish Parliament The Scottish Government has announced plans to overhaul the next phase of the £1bn Scottish Attainment...
Attainment Education funding Poverty Scottish ParliamentCalls for child priorities ahead of Scottish Budget
...from Being Bold: Building Budgets for Children's Wellbeing report budget child Poverty Poverty Scottish Government Tackling child Poverty should be central in the Scottish Budget, say leading children's...
budget child poverty Poverty Scottish GovernmentFor children and young people, Hunger is Still Here
...people, Hunger is Still Here Posted 25 October, 2021 by Lynn Gilmour food insecurity food Poverty Poverty As covid restrictions have eased so, too, has public concern about food insecurity. But, as Grace, a Youth Campaigner for Magic...
food insecurity food poverty PovertyNo results found.
Minimum Income Guarantee: Immediate progress on Poverty still required
...to take forward a series of calls made as part of both the Children in Scotland and End Child Poverty coalition’s manifestos, which we believe should be considered as elements of the Minimum Income Guarantee. This includes: Doubling the...
consultation minimum income guarantee Poverty‘Benefit cap will increase child Poverty and perpetuate health inequalities’
... ‘Benefit cap will increase child Poverty and perpetuate health inequalities’ Children in Scotland has responded to the recent Westminster benefit cap inquiry, warning that the implementation of the cap will increase child Poverty and...
Benefits Families News Poverty Welfare WestminsterEffective child protection system ‘depends on Poverty reduction and strong local services’
... Effective child protection system ‘depends on Poverty reduction and strong local services’ The Scottish Government today announced its response to the Child Protection Systems Review Report. Amongst a raft of actions, Minister for...
Benefits Children Jackie Brock Poverty Protection Scottish Government SupportAccess to childcare services ‘has strengthened relationships and wellbeing for children and parents’, new report finds
...was designed to increase access to childcare for those families most at risk of experiencing child Poverty. Between October 2021 and March 2022, the Fund invested more than £2 million into 15 projects across Scotland. National charity Children in...
access to childcare fund childcare Families flexibility out of school care Parents Poverty services“We mustn’t lose sight of our collective goal”
...as our Chief Executive, in the first of a two-part blog Jude Turbyne takes stock of how Poverty is impacting on families now – and why working in the children’s sector gives her hope I have now been with Children in Scotland for...
CEO chief executive Children children's sector cost of living Families Inequality Jude pandemic Poverty resilience third sectorEducation National Improvement Framework: Data gathering must be accurate, considered and purposeful
...National Improvement Framework and its ambition to widen recognition of achievement, close the Poverty-related attainment gap and place the needs and rights of every young person at the centre of education. Our rights-based response is informed...
ASL ASN children and young people Children's rights Consultation response Education PovertyGood Food Nation Bill consultation: Supporting the principle of a right to food
...food insecurity – it is about taking a whole-systems approach to tackling challenges such as Poverty, diet-related illness and climate change. "It has an opportunity to play a transformative role in supporting children, young people and...
Children's rights Food Health Legislation Poverty Wellbeing2021-26 Manifesto launches with calls to put wellbeing at the heart of Scottish budget, include under-16s in Citizens’ Assemblies, target air pollution and introduce a ‘hobby premium’
budget Child protection community democracy economy Education environment equality Inequality Learning Manifesto Poverty rights Scottish Parliament UNCRC Wellbeing
25 and Up: The ‘old normal’ meant acceptance of injustice for too many families. We can’t go back to it
...for too many families. We can’t go back to it 9 October 2020 In a special blog for Challenge Poverty Week, Clare Simpson revisits her 25 Calls contribution, arguing that UNCRC incorporation and the work of the Care Review provide the...
25 and Up 25 calls Care Review Families family support Inequality Parenting across Scotland Poverty the Promise UNCRCOrganisations from Shetland to Shettleston announced as successful applicants to Access to Childcare Fund
...Fund. The fund, launched in July, is one feature of the Scottish Government’s Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan which focuses on tackling and reducing levels of child Poverty in Scotland. It recognises that the cost and availability of...
access to childcare access to childcare fund childcare childcare provision Families fund Inequality low income out of school care Parents PovertyNew fund will strengthen access to out of school childcare for low-income families
...delivery of out of school care, with a focus on priority family groups most at risk from living in Poverty. The Fund is funded by the Scottish Government and managed by the national charity Children in Scotland. In the first funding round a total...
childcare Families family support holidays Inequality out of school care Poverty‘Lessons for a new social settlement’ – publication of reports mark completion of groundbreaking five-year food project
...FFF, particularly participation. inclusion and a non-stigmatising, relationship-based approach to Poverty. “Within communities, establishing a trusting relationship is the essential starting point,” Elaine says. “As one Strategic Lead told...
Children communities community familis FFF Food income Inequality partnership PovertyFrom Drumchapel macaroni to white bread myths: what I’ve learned from four years of Food, Families, Futures
...are quite fussy but they have eaten wraps, sandwiches and soup'. Certainly my understanding of the Poverty-related issues many families living in Scotland face has increased. As has my understanding of the stigma attached to these issues and the...
community family Food food insecurity Inequality Poverty25 and Up: In the wake of Covid-19, our call to boost family incomes using social security powers is more urgent than ever
...our 25 Calls, John Dickie, co-author of Call 15, argues that the Scottish Government’s child Poverty targets, delivery plan and new Scottish Child Payment must inform every aspect of our country’s approach to renewal The world has changed...
25 and Up 25 calls child poverty family family support Inequality PovertyWhy our Manifesto for 2021-26 must be based on renewal, not recovery
...on the evidence of what we know works and what children and young people say themselves. Rights, Poverty, health and wellbeing, learning, equalities – COVID 19 has shone a different light on all these issues, and in many cases has exacerbated...
equality Health Inequality Manifesto members membership parliament Poverty rights Wellbeing"We're not doing well enough on child mental health," First Minister tells young people from across Scotland
Brexit bullying Children's rights Education equality food poverty Inequality Mental Health Participation Poverty
Free sanitary products ‘a small but significant step to tackling gender inequality’
...financial burden of sanitary products, particularly for girls and young women who are experiencing Poverty, and recognise the proposals as important for upholding UNCRC rights to education and the best health possible. We know, for example, that...
Health Inequalities Poverty‘Societal issues that undermine young people’s chances compromise gains from early years support’
...early years support’ Naomi Eisenstadt, the Scottish Government’s Independent Advisor on Poverty and Inequality, published her second report yesterday (3 July). The report makes 18 recommendations focusing on the later years of childhood...
Children's rights Inequality Poverty Scottish GovernmentCelebrate young voters' impact - and listen to them on Brexit
...how we create a fairer society. We know that young people’s participation can be stifled by Poverty, and this can lead to disengagement from the political process. Poverty negatively affects every aspect of children and young people’s...
Benefits Brexit Children Children's rights Election Europe Families Jackie Brock PovertyHoliday Hunger report 'a wake-up call that flags local solutions'
...key points, included in today's report, contextualised holiday hunger in the wider issue of Poverty and its impact on children. They were: High childcare costs are one of the key issues affecting parents on low income in particular, and...
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New report explores Poverty and the care system
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... Magazine / New report explores Poverty and the care system Posted 24.08.23 by Alice Hinds care system Children Poverty research New report reveals families face further financial hardship when children are taken into care New research...
care system Children Poverty researchReport warns child Poverty targets could be missed
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... Magazine / News: Report warns child Poverty targets will be missed Posted 25 January, 2022 by Jennifer Drummond child Poverty Inequality Poverty The Poverty and Inequality Commission has warned child Poverty targets will be missed unless...
child poverty Inequality PovertyYoung people invited to be anti-Poverty Ambassadors
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... Magazine / Young people aged 16-25 invited to be anti-Poverty Ambassadors Posted 05.04.23 by Lynn Gilmour child Poverty Poverty rights young people Young people aged between 16 and 25 with an interest in...
child poverty Poverty rights young peopleCutting the cost of the school day
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...new ways to cut the cost of the school day Posted 05.10.23 by Alice Hinds child Poverty Children Education Poverty young people Pupils and staff at Braes High School, Falkirk, have been praised by the...
child poverty Children Education Poverty young peopleScotland’s oral health gap widens
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...miss dental appointments Posted 13.06.23 by Alice Hinds child health health inequalities Poverty Children from Scotland’s poorest communities will be most affected by the growing oral health gap, according to experts, as thousands miss...
child health health inequalities PovertyYoung people’s health worsened by poor quality housing
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...housing, new research finds Posted 20.04.23 by Alice Hinds Children housing Poverty young people One in six young people in the UK is living in poor quality housing, according to new research, with dampness and...
Children housing Poverty young peopleTackling Scotland’s health inequalities
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...what will we do? Posted 25 January, 2023 by Jennifer Drummond Attainment child health child Poverty Health health and wellbeing health inequalities Poverty public health We need a radical shift and long-term prevention measures to...
Attainment child health child poverty Health health and wellbeing health inequalities Poverty public healthGoing hungry
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...25 November, 2022 by Jennifer Drummond cost of living Education Food food insecurity Poverty A coalition of charities has written to the Scottish Government to highlight the devastating impact of Poverty and hunger The open letter,...
cost of living Education Food food insecurity PovertyWomen's cost crisis
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...16 November, 2022 by Nina Joynson childcare cost of living economy mothers Parents Poverty New research has found women in Scotland face increasing financial difficulties, with low-income jobs and care responsibilities responsible...
childcare cost of living economy mothers Parents PovertyScottish Child Payment to be increased
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...of Programme for Government Posted 06 September, 2022 by Jennifer Drummond child Poverty Poverty programme for government First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is today expected to set out a raft of actions to help...
child poverty Poverty programme for governmentSchool meal debt wiped for Edinburgh families
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...debt wiped for Edinburgh families Posted 30 August, 2022 by Jennifer Drummond child Poverty Education free school meals Poverty The City of Edinburgh Council has voted to clear school meal debts for...
child poverty Education free school meals PovertyDemands for Holyrood to tackle cost of living crisis
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...to tackle cost of living crisis Posted 17 June, 2022 by Jennifer Drummond child Poverty Inequality Poverty Charities and trade unions are demanding the Scottish Government does more to address the cost of...
child poverty Inequality PovertyAccelerate free school meal provision, says STUC
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...school meal provision, says STUC Posted 22 April 2022, by Jennifer Drummond child Poverty Education free school meals Poverty As pupils return to the classroom after the Easter break, trade union leaders...
child poverty Education free school meals PovertyQ&A with James McEnaney: Mind the gap
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...gap Posted 1 February 2022, by Jennifer Drummond Education Inequality Poverty schools Ahead of his webinar for Children in Scotland, former teacher, journalist and author James McEnaney (pictured) spoke...
Education Inequality Poverty schoolsChanges to Scottish Attainment Challenge funding
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...24 Nov, 2021 by Nina Joynson Attainment Education funding Poverty Scottish Parliament The Scottish Government has announced plans to overhaul the next phase of the £1bn Scottish Attainment...
Attainment Education funding Poverty Scottish ParliamentCalls for child priorities ahead of Scottish Budget
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...from Being Bold: Building Budgets for Children's Wellbeing report budget child Poverty Poverty Scottish Government Tackling child Poverty should be central in the Scottish Budget, say leading children's...
budget child poverty Poverty Scottish GovernmentFor children and young people, Hunger is Still Here
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...people, Hunger is Still Here Posted 25 October, 2021 by Lynn Gilmour food insecurity food Poverty Poverty As covid restrictions have eased so, too, has public concern about food insecurity. But, as Grace, a Youth Campaigner for Magic...
food insecurity food poverty Poverty