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How can we deliver places we can be proud of for our future generations?

...carbon emissions, expand or restrict our sense of isolation, increase or decrease our monthly finances and enable or restrict how long we live our lives in good health. In response to these challenges, our policy and legislation is changing. ...


Radical wellbeing-focused redesign of Scottish Government budget key to post-Covid renewal

...funder Cattanach and the Carnegie UK Trust. It makes a series of bold calls focused on redirecting finances to tackling root causes of inequality and poverty as Scotland emerges from Covid. Key recommendations include: A post-Covid spending...

budget budget process carnegie cattanach coronavirus covid dr katherine trebeck outcomes Participation radical systems change transparency Wellbeing wellbeing budgeting wellbeing budgets

25 and Up: The ‘old normal’ meant acceptance of injustice for too many families. We can’t go back to it
25 and Up 25 calls Care Review Families family support Inequality Parenting across Scotland Poverty the Promise UNCRC

Our history

...(2014-15 to Being Bold: Building Budgets for Children’s Wellbeing (2021), which called for finances to be redirected to tackle root causes of inequality as Scotland emerged from the Covid-19 pandemic.  New services including Reach and My...


Young people’s health worsened by poor quality housing

...fixed-rate deals, leading to an increased number of homeowners facing the same strain on their finances. The research also found a strong correlation between poor-quality housing and poor health, which was most prevalent among young people,...

Children housing Poverty young people

Undergrad students to receive more financial support

...sure this will be welcomed by many students who are struggling to balance their education and finances during the cost-of-living crisis. "Raising the Care Experienced Student Bursary to £9,000 per year responds to the specific challenges this...

care experience funding higher education Scottish Government Undergraduates

Financial responsibility for young teens

...account to encourage children to start budgeting early Posted 5 October, 2022 by Nina Joynson finances money Parents The Smart Start account has been launched by Bank of Scotland to encourage 11-15 year olds to save, after a survey finds...

finances money Parents

School meal debt wiped for Edinburgh families

...ease the financial burden on families during the ongoing cost of living crisis by using excess finances from last year’s budget. The Council has also voted for a one-off £100 payment made directly to more than 8,000 families who are...

child poverty Education free school meals Poverty

Annual Reports

...2020 Click to download Annual Report 2021-22 Find out more about our work and finances between April 2021-March 2022 Click here to download Annual report 2020-21 Find out more about our work and finances...



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How can we deliver places we can be proud of for our future generations?

...carbon emissions, expand or restrict our sense of isolation, increase or decrease our monthly finances and enable or restrict how long we live our lives in good health. In response to these challenges, our policy and legislation is changing. ...


Radical wellbeing-focused redesign of Scottish Government budget key to post-Covid renewal

...funder Cattanach and the Carnegie UK Trust. It makes a series of bold calls focused on redirecting finances to tackling root causes of inequality and poverty as Scotland emerges from Covid. Key recommendations include: A post-Covid spending...

budget budget process carnegie cattanach coronavirus covid dr katherine trebeck outcomes Participation radical systems change transparency Wellbeing wellbeing budgeting wellbeing budgets

25 and Up: The ‘old normal’ meant acceptance of injustice for too many families. We can’t go back to it
25 and Up 25 calls Care Review Families family support Inequality Parenting across Scotland Poverty the Promise UNCRC


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Our history

...(2014-15 to Being Bold: Building Budgets for Children’s Wellbeing (2021), which called for finances to be redirected to tackle root causes of inequality as Scotland emerged from the Covid-19 pandemic.  New services including Reach and My...


Annual Reports

...2020 Click to download Annual Report 2021-22 Find out more about our work and finances between April 2021-March 2022 Click here to download Annual report 2020-21 Find out more about our work and finances...



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Young people’s health worsened by poor quality housing
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...fixed-rate deals, leading to an increased number of homeowners facing the same strain on their finances. The research also found a strong correlation between poor-quality housing and poor health, which was most prevalent among young people,...

Children housing Poverty young people

Undergrad students to receive more financial support
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...sure this will be welcomed by many students who are struggling to balance their education and finances during the cost-of-living crisis. "Raising the Care Experienced Student Bursary to £9,000 per year responds to the specific challenges this...

care experience funding higher education Scottish Government Undergraduates

Financial responsibility for young teens
post

...account to encourage children to start budgeting early Posted 5 October, 2022 by Nina Joynson finances money Parents The Smart Start account has been launched by Bank of Scotland to encourage 11-15 year olds to save, after a survey finds...

finances money Parents

School meal debt wiped for Edinburgh families
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...ease the financial burden on families during the ongoing cost of living crisis by using excess finances from last year’s budget. The Council has also voted for a one-off £100 payment made directly to more than 8,000 families who are...

child poverty Education free school meals Poverty