Research Publications
Communities for all: Poverty Alliance 2022 Local Election Manifesto
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Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan 2022-26 – Social Justice Committee
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Social Justice and Social Security Committee on low income and debt
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How well is Universal Credit supporting people in Glasgow? (Sep 2018 – Sep 2019)
Funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, the Poverty Alliance in collaboration with researchers from the University of Glasgow, conducted research on the roll-out of Universal Credit in Glasgow, exploring the experiences and perspectives of people claiming Universal Credit and the Department for Work and Pensions staff delivering it. The findings and key recommendations from the … Read more
Mental health, welfare conditionality and employment support (May – Oct 2020)
Funded by the Health Foundation, with the University of Glasgow, the Poverty Alliance developed a targeted set of recommendations at the Scottish and wider UK level on reforming welfare conditionality and employment support for people experiencing mental health problems. Read the recommendations.
Transport and Child Poverty in Scotland (Nov 2020 – Mar 2021)
Commissioned by Transport Scotland, the Poverty Alliance conducted research on affordability and availability of public transport in Scotland for families and young people living on low incomes. You can read read the full report here.
Evaluation of Fife Gingerbread Volunteer Buddy Project (2019 – 2021)
The Poverty Alliance is conducting an external evaluation of the Fife Gingerbread Buddy Network, overseeing its delivery and growth of its volunteer programme. This evaluation seeks to provide evidence of the impact that the volunteer programme has had through understanding the impact of volunteering for those involved in the programme and on the wider community as well … Read more
Tackling the poverty-related attainment gap in Scotland (2021)
Commissioned by The Robertson Trust, the Poverty Alliance conducted a review of the poverty-related attainment gap in Scotland highlighting the scale and nature of gaps in attainment between children and young people living in the most and least deprived areas alongside a review of effective interventions and approaches that have been demonstrated to close the … Read more
‘Put money in our pockets’ to tackle child poverty
Cash-first payments to support families should be at the heart of the Scottish Government’s efforts to end child poverty, according to a new report that outlines the views and experiences of grassroots organisations and people living on low incomes in Scotland. As a contribution to the development of the Scottish Government’s new Child Poverty Delivery … Read more
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