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: MSPs can make action on poverty their Budget priority
Chloe Campbell,Policy and Parliamentary Officer,The Poverty Alliance Read our Scottish Budget 2025-26 Briefing here! We can build a fairer, greener Scotland, free from the injustice of poverty. But for that to happen, our political leaders must make a fundamental change in the way they look at our society. For far too long, we’ve been suffering … Read more
Briefing: The 2025-26 Scottish Government Budget
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
Blog: Embedding fair work in hospitality – insights from the Serving the Future project
Laura Robertson, Research Manager, The Poverty Alliance Chirsty McFadyen, Knowledge Exchange Associate, Fraser of Allander Institute Find out more at the Serving the Future website Serving the Future, a collaboration between the Poverty Alliance and the Fraser of Allander Institute, has been working with hospitality employers and workers to identify actions to address in-work poverty … Read more
Blog: How can people on low incomes use their experience to push for change?
Annie McCormack,Development Officer, Taking Action on Rural Poverty,The Poverty Alliance Click here to read more about our Taking Action on Rural Poverty project “It’s helped me feel less isolated and alone… and removed an element of shame” The powerful voices of people with lived experience of life on low incomes have always been at the … Read more
News – Chancellor must do more to support people in poverty
Responding to today’s UK Budget, Poverty Alliance chief executive Peter Kelly said: “People across the UK believe in a nation based on justice and compassion. Today’s Budget was an opportunity for the Chancellor to turn those values into action, and to rebuild trust in government. Despite some welcome changes, there is still some way to … Read more
Briefing – Talking effectively about the Minimum Income Guarantee
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
Briefing – The Balance of Power: The Minimum Income Guarantee and the devolution settlement
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
Briefing – Ensuring the Minimum Income Guarantee complements fair work
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
Briefing – Drawing a line under disabled people’s poverty with the Minimum Income Guarantee
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
Briefing – Funding the fight against poverty: how do we pay for the Minimum Income Guarantee?
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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