The Roma communities in Govanhill, Glasgow, face significant challenges to attaining their right to adequate housing. This report – part of the Rights in Action project – presents findings from a participatory action research project by Romano Lav in partnership with the Poverty Alliance which explored Roma people’s experiences of social and private housing, awareness … Read more
Over the past two years – as part of our Rights in Action project – The Poverty Alliance has delivered 19 Know Your Rights workshops to 230 people. There were representatives from 118 Poverty Alliance member organisations as well as people with lived experience of poverty. People from across Scotland have taken part including from … Read more
Despite Scotland’s great wealth, people in rural and island areas of the country have been hit hardest by the cost-of-living crisis. Too many people living in rural districts are held back by poverty, often facing added costs just to get by in comparison with people in urban areas. And, too often, anti-poverty policies don’t currently … Read more
Isobel Grahl,Member,Argyll & Bute Taking Actionon Rural Poverty Panel Click here to find out more about our Taking Action on Rural Poverty project. This great introduction was used by Izzy at the first ever Taking Action on Rural Poverty national event. Hello everyone, I am Izzy and I live in Lochgilphead, a small town in … Read more
It’s time to build a fairer, greener Scotland, free from poverty. We call on the Scottish Government to deliver a just and compassionate budget that puts people first, not only utilising the additional £3.4 billion allocated by the UK Government for bold anti-poverty action, but also ambitiously uses their devolved taxation powers to generate the … Read more
Our sixth seminar considered issues around effectively communicating the concept of the MIG to a broad general audience, including exploring existing public attitudes to the idea, and potential framing of the policy. The seminar included inputs from Fiona Hutchison, Head of Research at Diffley Partnership, a strategic research and insights agency, and David Eyre, Communications … Read more
This seminar included remarks from Professor Nicola McEwen who provided challenge as to the benefits of focusing campaigning and policy advocacy solely on the Scottish Government. An overarching conclusion of the seminar was a desire to ‘focus on Scotland, but not just the Scottish Government’ in the development and implementation of the MIG. You can … Read more
We held a seminar in March 2024 on how the MIG can complement Scotland’s ambitions on fair work. The seminar included inputs from Tony Wilson, Director at the Institute of Employment Studies and Sharon Wright, Professor of Social Policy, University of Glasgow. This session focused on the next steps for fair work policy; the role … Read more
Evidence relating to disabled people’s poverty is stark. In Scotland, 41% of children living in poverty come from a household containing a disabled adult or child. It is clear then that meeting our child poverty targets will not be possible without addressing disabled people’s poverty. In addition, once the extra costs of disability are taken … Read more
A common response to advocacy on the Minimum Income Guarantee (MIG) is “how will we pay for it?” In February 2024, the Poverty Alliance held a seminar focused on the costs of the MIG, and how to fund this critical policy. This was an opportunity to discuss the practicalities of the Scottish Government’s budget, and … Read more
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