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STUC demands cost-of-living support meeting with First Minister

A trade union has warned that communities in Scotland must not be abandoned as it set out demands for tackling the cost-of-living crisis. The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) and the Poverty Alliance are among the organisations calling for an ...

08 Oct 2022 at 01:00

Scotland

Poverty report paints ‘bleak picture’ of society in crisis

Anti-poverty campaigners are calling for action as a “heart-breaking” report revealed a “bleak picture of a society in crisis”. The new report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) found that nearly one in five households on low incomes in ...

03 Oct 2022 at 01:01

Scottish government would be in ‘uncharted waters’ if UK public spending cut

Social justice minister Shona Robison told BBC Scotland the Scottish Government would be in “uncharted waters” if public sector budgets are cut by the UK government after Liz Truss would not rule out slashing spending. Speaking to Radio ...

02 Oct 2022 at 14:13

Scotland

Period products law to come into force in Scotland

Scotland will become the first country in the world to protect the right to free period products in law when new legislation comes into force on Monday. The Period Products Act means councils and education providers will be legally ...

14 Aug 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Number of children in temporary accommodation rises by 17% in a year

The number of children in temporary accommodation in Scotland has risen by more than 1,000 in the past year, official data shows. The Scottish Government figures, released on Thursday shows some 35,230 applications for ...

18 Aug 2022 at 15:56

Scotland

New website aims to provide ‘vital support’ to people with money worries

A new Scottish Government website set up to provide financial advice during the cost-of-living crisis will be a “trustworthy” source of information, the Social Justice Secretary has said. Shona Robison spoke as the ...

28 Sept 2022 at 13:17

Scotland

Ministers accused of ‘dragging their heels’ on removing Grenfell-style cladding

Scottish ministers have been accused of “dragging their heels” in replacing Grenfell-style cladding as the bulk of the removal work is earmarked for 2025. The Scottish Government’s spending review pledged £180 ...

21 Aug 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Edinburgh short-term lets to require planning permission

Short-term lets in Scotland’s capital will require planning permission after the Scottish Government approved plans from the local authority. A third of all short-term lets in Scotland can be found in ...

01 Aug 2022 at 11:32

Scotland

Scottish Child Payment benefit to further increase to £25 a week

There will be a further increase in the Scottish Child Payment benefit to bring it to £25 a week by the end of the year, the Scottish Government has announced. The devolved benefit is due to rise to ...

24 Mar 2022 at 18:25

Scotland

Government to publish ‘bold and ambitious’ new plan to combat child poverty

The Scottish Government will publish a fresh child poverty plan on Thursday. As part of the requirements of the Child Poverty (Scotland) Act 2017, the Scottish Government must publish a plan and ...

24 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Cash needed to help families ‘struggling in tidal wave of poverty’

Ministers are being urged to give more cash directly to families who are “struggling in a tidal wave of poverty”. Campaigners at Poverty Alliance made the plea ahead of the Scottish Government ...

21 Mar 2022 at 12:55

Scotland

New child poverty action plan will be for ‘all of Scotland’, Robison pledges

A new blueprint for combatting child poverty will be a “plan for all of Scotland”, the Social Justice Secretary has promised. Shona Robison spoke ahead of the Scottish Government publishing ...

21 Mar 2022 at 01:25

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