Consultation Response: SJSS Committee Pre-budget Scrutiny on third sector funding

In a nation as wealthy as Scotland, it is not right that 21% of people – and one in four children – live in poverty. Organisations in Scotland’s third sector are often at the frontline of efforts to challenge the injustice of poverty, providing vital support to people who are held back from being able to live in decency and dignity. The pandemic and the on-going cost of living crisis has seen demand for services and support provided by third sector organisations soar. Yet too many of these organisations have been left without the security they need to thrive.

The Scottish Parliament’s Social Justice & Social Security Committee is carrying out pre-budget scrutiny on this vital issue. This submission brings together the views of Poverty Alliance members who took part in a special survey on the subject.

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