Poverty

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The only answer to Labour’s poverty failure is independence

One in four Scottish kids living in poverty, charity says

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UK Government 'putting more people into poverty', top Scottish writer says

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COVER STORY Over the top: England shirt row distracts from horrific poverty levels

First Minister says more help for families needed in upcoming Spring Budget

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More than 300k children helped by Scottish Child Payment by end of 2023

LETTERS We need some ‘c’ words to sum up root causes of UK’s social failure

COMMENT We can't accept shocking state of affairs on poverty as the norm

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Scottish poverty rates below UK average – as Westminster 'shirks responsibility'

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COMMENT Billionaire reads raft of Tory policies to make us and the planet poorer

REAL SCOTTISH POLITICS Wee Ginger Dug: Suella Braverman's 'lifestyle choice' is a lack of compassion

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COMMENT Richard Murphy: Politics-as-usual won't save worst-off Scots from poverty

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One in 10 people in Scotland living in ‘very deep poverty’, report finds

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COMMENT Andrew Tickell: Timid Starmer has made choice not to commit to tackling poverty

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One in three Scottish kids live in poverty, research shows

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW New Church of Scotland Moderator condemns levels of poverty in the UK

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ANTI-POVERTY SUMMIT Humza Yousaf vows sweeping policy review as 'every penny' to go to poverty fight

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Letters Group of MSPs focussing on eradicating poverty is to be welcomed

One in four Scottish children in poverty – but UK-wide it's even worse, data shows

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Holyrood event celebrates global impact of Scotland's 'world-leading' research

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COMMENT Poverty isn’t just a political buzzword: it's a mental and physical struggle

Sunak urged to 'break with predecessors' and scrap two-child limit and benefit cap

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Letters Should zero-hours contracts come with a government health warning?

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More than 100 experts write to FM demanding more action on child poverty

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'This cost-of-living crisis is a decades-long injustice', campaigners say

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Darren McGarvey issues rallying call to working class during BBCR4 Reith Lecture

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EXCLUSIVE Expert warns Tory austerity drive will return UK to the 1930s

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EXCLUSIVE In-work poverty two-thirds higher for Scottish women, ONS statistics reveal

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Four in ten families in parts of Scotland facing ‘largest ever benefits cut'

EXCLUSIVE Gran brought back from debt catastrophe welcomes new SNP crisis help scheme

EXCLUSIVE ‘My worry is keeping my kids warm this winter’: Mothers prepare for spiralling energy bills

EXPLAINED Are food banks closed for the Queen's funeral this Monday?

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EXCLUSIVE Scotland’s most financially at-risk areas revealed in new analysis

Glasgow to introduce 'warm banks' this winter amid soaring energy costs

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Scottish Government told to extend free school meals to all pupils urgently

Incoming PM will oversee 'biggest squeeze on living standards in 100 years'

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special report Here's how the Scottish Government can tackle the attainment gap

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Poverty campaigners slam candidates as lack of focus on cost of living is revealed

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COMMENT The levelling up lie: We should beware UK funding in Scotland - The REAL Scottish Politics

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North Ayrshire Council agrees to new measures to tackle child poverty

Struggling families being forced to steal baby formula, ministers warned

SNP demand action as report finds Tory benefit cuts pushed children into poverty

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Child poverty rates still ‘stubbornly’ high, campaigners warn

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Charity calls for Scottish Child Payment to be doubled

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Rishi Sunak told to scrap 'unjust' benefit cap amid warning numbers could soar

Record number of Edinburgh employers sign up for Living Wage

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Scotland 'leading the UK' on students from deprived areas entering university

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Mother ‘self-disconnected’ gas supply amid rising energy costs, charity says

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Death toll of UK Government austerity is ‘horrific’, health expert warns

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‘It's time to step up’: UN pleas with billionaires amid food insecurity rise

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EXCLUSIVE 'Rich tourists' accused of taking food for those in need on North Coast 500

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EXCLUSIVE Màiri McAllan: SNP has 'laser focus' on tackling rural poverty, says minister

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COMMENT Lorna Slater: Scottish Greens’ record proves we can bring real change

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Campaign groups urge child poverty focus for Scotland's council candidates

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