We should all be able to fulfil our potential, and live a decent and dignified life regardless of where we live. So how can we best help people living in rural Scotland build a life beyond poverty?
Because among our handsome towns, idyllic villages, and beautiful landscapes, some 15% of rural households have incomes below the poverty level.
Our director Peter Kelly wrote an op-ed for The Press & Journal about the Scottish Parliament Cross Party Group on Poverty inquiry into rural poverty and our Taking Action on Rural Poverty programme.
You can read it in the window below, or download it from here.
Peter Kelly, Op-ed on Rural Poverty, the P&J, May 2024
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