Scottish Campaign on Rights to Social Security

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

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News: Rural idylls can hide poverty injustice

By David Eyre | May 23, 2024

A cross-party group of MSPs and campaigners is asking the Scottish Government to take a closer look at the ‘injustice’ of poverty in Scotland’s rural communities. In a new report, the Scottish Parliament’s Cross-Party Group on Poverty says higher costs for fuel, energy, transport, food, and housing are pulling too many people in rural Scotland … Read more

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Report: Cross Party Group on Poverty inquiry into rural poverty

By David Eyre | May 21, 2024

The Cross Party Group on Poverty in the Scottish Parliament is a forum for exploring the drivers of and solutions to poverty in Scotland. It acts to connect MSPs with organisations working to tackle poverty, as well as with people living on low incomes across Scotland, in order to better inform anti-poverty policymaking and contribute … Read more

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Get Heard Scotland: Impact of Stigma on Benefit Take-up – Report of Citizens’ Panel

By David Eyre | May 16, 2024

The Scottish Government is working to raise awareness of Scottish benefits, and to ensure that people are receiving what they’re entitled to. To support this, the Poverty Alliance – as part of the Get Heard Scotland project – worked to recruit, facilitate and support a Citizens’ Panel on the impacts of poverty related stigma on … Read more

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Guest blog: A new beginning… or more of the same?

By David Eyre | May 15, 2024

Linda Craik, Activist,End Poverty Edinburgh Clilck here to find out more about End Poverty Edinburgh A year ago, on 3rd May 2023, myself, and others with lived experience of poverty took part in the then First Minister’s Poverty Summit in Edinburgh.   During that summit – and in follow up meetings with the First Minister, and … Read more

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Consultation response: The Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill

By David Eyre | May 15, 2024

It is wrong that disabled people are more at risk of being pushed into poverty in wealthy Scotland. Evidence relating to disabled people’s poverty is stark. Some 41% of children living in poverty come from a household containing a disabled adult or child. This represents almost double the overall figure for child poverty in Scotland (24%).1 It is … Read more

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News: New FM must show leadership on poverty and fair taxes

By David Eyre | May 7, 2024

Reacting to the Scottish Parliament’s decision to support John Swinney as First Minister, Poverty Alliance director Peter Kelly said: “The election of a new First Minister is a moment of choice about the direction of our country. We know that people want political leaders who will turn rhetoric into reality, and Scotland’s shared values of … Read more

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Consultation response: the effectiveness of the Scottish Child Payment in reducing child poverty

By David Eyre | May 2, 2024

A caring social security system that provides an adequate income is a vital lifeline that should be there for all of us when we need it. In our response to a consultation by the Scottish Parliament Social Justice & Social Security Committee, we say that although the Scottish Child Payment has already had a demonstrably … Read more

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Blog: Adding human rights to our collective power!

By David Eyre | May 1, 2024

Lydia Murphy, Development Officers, The Poverty Alliance Clilck here to read the Together for Change report!   “it has allowed me to grow and a human rights approach has run through it all”   Since January 2022 we have been working to support organisations and communities to add human rights to their collective power through our … Read more

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Research: Together for Change – Community organisations advancing human rights

By David Eyre | April 30, 2024

This report shares key learning from an action learning set with community organisations and members conducted as part of the Poverty Alliance’s Rights in Action project. Funded by the Scottish Government’s Equality and Human Rights Fund and supported by Inspiring Scotland, Rights in Action is a three-year project working across Scotland to support communities to … Read more

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People with experience of poverty and the Scottish Government Fair Fares Review

By David Eyre | April 29, 2024

In November 2022, the Poverty Alliance’s  Get Heard Scotland project was commissioned to recruit, support and facilitate a Citizen’s Panel of people with experience of poverty and using public transport in Scotland to share their views and shape the Fair Fares Review. The main messages were that people living on low incomes in both urban … Read more

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