The Scottish Campaign on Rights to Social Security (SCoRSS) is a coalition of over 40 key NGOs, faith groups and unions as well as individuals from across Scotland who want to see a fairer social security system.
Our Principles for Change sets out the five principles we believe need to be at the heart of our social security system.
Any interested organisation or individual is welcome to join. Membership is free and simply involves confirming that you agree with the five principles. members are welcome to get involved in the campaign steering group if they have the time and resources to do so.
To join the campaign please contact:
Ruth Boyle, Campaigns & Policy Manager
ruth.boyle@povertyalliance.org
Tel: 0141 353 0440
Blog: Communication Officer’s log for Week 8
David Eyre, Communications Officer, The Poverty Alliance It was a short week for me, as I had Monday and Tuesday as annual leave. When I came back on Wednesday, I was quickly reminded that I had been tasked with writing a draft news release for the launch of a new report and toolkit from the … Read more
Research: Understanding experiences of low-paid work in the hospitality sector over time
This report explores the experiences of low-paid workers in Scotland’s hospitality sector, looking to understand the structural challenges and personal experiences in their employment. Conducted over three waves of longitudinal interviews from 2022 to 2024, the Serving the Future project has captured the evolving realities of a group of hospitality workers’ lives within the context … Read more
News: New toolkit to support workers and businesses in hospitality sector
Click here for the toolkit! Click here for the research! An exciting new toolkit aimed at supporting workers and businesses within Scotland’s hospitality sector has been launched today. The Tourism and Hospitality toolkit is aimed at supporting the growth and success of Scotland’s hospitality sector by providing a one-stop shop with the tools and … Read more
Blog: Communication Officer’s Log – Week 7
David Eyre, Communications Officer, The Poverty Alliance This week, my colleagues Isla and David took calls for justice and compassion direct to Westminster. Isla has been working incredibly hard with a group of lived experience experts and Fair by Design – the organisation that acts against the poverty premium. Together, they have created Give Me … Read more
News: People on low incomes need council tax action now
Anti-poverty campaigners say yet another consultation about local government finance must lead to an end to the ‘unjust and regressive’ council tax. Poverty Alliance chief executive Peter Kelly said: “People across Scotland want local services that support a just and compassionate society. We need a fair system of local taxation to support those local services. … Read more
Blog: Week 6 Communications Officer’s log
David Eyre,Communications Officer,The Poverty Alliance My Poverty Alliance colleagues have been very busy this week. Our TARP Aberdeenshire development officer Annie is from the north of Ireland originally, and she us organized for a group from the Northern Ireland Anti-Poverty Network to come to Scotland for a learning visit (pictured above). She took responsibility for … Read more
News: Unjust council tax has to go
The council tax is unjust and regressive and has to be replaced with a fairer alternative that unlocks Scotland’s wealth to invest in the public good. That was the message from our Policy & Campaigns Manager Ruth Boyle when she spoke with BBC Good Morning Scotland today. She pointed out that political leaders in Holyrood … Read more
Blog: Prison journey costs add to poverty injustice
Annie McCormack,TARP Aberdeenshire Development Officer,The Poverty Alliance Click here to find out more about Taking Action on Rural Poverty Many children and families in Scotland have to deal with both poverty, and the imprisonment of someone close to them. Some 45 per cent of all arrivals in prison come from Scotland’s 20 per cent most … Read more
Blog: Communications officer’s log
David Eyre, Communications Officer, The Poverty Alliance Star Trek is one of the most hopeful sci-fi shows there is. It depicts a human society beyond poverty, and beyond money. As Picard says in the film First Contact: “The acquisition of wealth is no longer the driving force in our lives. We work to better ourselves … Read more
Blog: Social security is a foundation to build a better future
David Eyre,Communications Officer, The Poverty Alliance Click here to read our consultation response Life is an uncertain business. None of us get to choose where or when we are born, or what circumstances we are born into. That’s why – together – we decided to build a society where we could all rely on a … Read more
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