Posts tagged Poverty

Earlier this month on the one-year anniversary of Liz Truss beginning her short, ill-fated stint as Leader of the Conservative Party and UK Prime Minister, the First Minister of Scotland Humza Yousaf MSP, outlined his first Programme for Government (PfG). The PfG is an annual... Read more

"Child poverty in twenty-first century Britain is not just a disgrace, but a social calamity and an economic disaster." These are the words of the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Philip Alston, in his final report on extreme poverty and human rights in... Read more

22 May 2019 SCVO-Submission-to-UN-Special-Rapporteur-on-extreme-poverty-and-human-rights-Final-21-May2019Download The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO), our members, and the wider third sector welcome the exploration by the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme... Read more

Scotland is “mopping up the mess” of UK welfare policy, this was the key assertion from Aileen Campbell MSP, the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Local Government, during last month’s Ministerial Statement on the interim findings from the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme... Read more

Poverty is a political choice, this was the key message from the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Philip Alston, after he visited the UK this month. In a scathing denunciation of austerity Britain, the Special Rapporteur condemned the UK Government for... Read more

SCVO Brief for the House of Commons Opposition Day Debate on 17 October 2018: The Rollout of Universal Credit 15 October 2018 Download a PDF version of this briefing Our position The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO), our members, and the wider third sector... Read more

13 September 2018 Download the PDF - SCVO response to UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights Our position The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO), our members, and the wider third sector welcome the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and... Read more

Communities and charities with new ideas to tackle child poverty will be given the opportunity to bid for part of a new £7.5 million Innovation Fund. Announced as part of the Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan, the fund, financed by the Scottish Government and the Hunter... Read more

On Wednesday, following a vigorous, four hour debate MSPs voted unanimously in favour of establishing Scotland’s first social security system. Around the Chamber, there were smiles from MSPs, while I, like many colleagues from the third sector, watched on from the gallery... Read more

6 February 2018 Our position In December 2017, the Scottish Government announced plans to invest £600 million to meet its commitment to delivering 100% superfast broadband coverage by 2021. This will reduce the rural inequality of access to high speed internet connections... Read more