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
More than 100 groups unite to tell the Chancellor to scrap the cap
Anti-poverty campaigners from across the UK have come together with trade unions, faith groups and health organisations to urge Chancellor Rishi Sunak to scrap the ‘unjust’ benefit cap. The benefit cap blocks households from getting all the help they need from the social security system. In Scotland, more than 6,000 households are affected, losing out … Read more
Child Poverty Delivery Plan: Voices from our communities
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Get Heard Scotland Briefing – Child Poverty Delivery Plan 2022-26: Voices from our Communities
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Scottish Government consultation on Fair Work
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Scottish Government consultation on Low Income Winter Heating Assistance
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The Poverty Alliance submit evidence to the Education, Children and Young People Committee on the Scottish Attainment Challenge
Dr Laura Robertson, Senior Research Officer at The Poverty Alliance provided the below evidence to the Education, Children and Young People Committee in February 2022. The poverty-attainment gap: the context The attainment gap in Scotland starts in the early years and widens as children and young people move through the education system. From the early … Read more
Poverty Alliance responds to Ofgem’s announcement on energy price hikes
People on low incomes across the country are being caught up in a rising tide of hardship, with the cost of living crisis combining with an inadequate social security system to pull them deeper into poverty. Today’s Ofgem announcement threatens to turn this rising tide into a flood, as more people are forced into impossible … Read more
New CPG inquiry launched into poverty-related stigma
MSPs have today (Wednesday 26th January) launched a call for evidence on the impact of poverty-related stigma, after being told by experts that negative and discriminatory attitudes towards people living in poverty are continuing to blight the lives of people across Scotland. The Scottish Parliament’s Cross-Party Group on Poverty, which brings together MSPs from all … Read more
Report considers Government’s options for tackling child poverty in Scotland
A new report identifying a range of policy levers available to the Scottish Government to tackle child poverty has been published by the Fraser of Allander Institute. The Scottish Government is due to set out its new plan for tackling child poverty in March. Around one in four children in Scotland are currently living in … Read more
Tackling poverty for good mental health
Shari McDaid, Mental Health Foundation, and Peter Kelly, The Poverty Alliance. Today we are proud to launch a new partnership between The Poverty Alliance and Mental Health Foundation. Together we will carry out an ambitious research and policy programme to address poverty as a fundamental driver of mental ill health. We will conduct research along … Read more
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