@PovertyAlliance

We are the Poverty Alliance, Scotland's anti-poverty network.

News - Anti-poverty campaigners worried about scale of energy support for off-grid households - The Poverty Alliance
News - Anti-poverty campaigners worried about scale of energy support for off-grid households - The Poverty Alliance
Research briefing: What would rural organisations like funders to know? - The Poverty Alliance
Research briefing: What would rural organisations like funders to know? - The Poverty Alliance
Blog: We're all in together, so let's show each other a bit of trust and respect - The Poverty Alliance
Blog: We're all in together, so let's show each other a bit of trust and respect - The Poverty Alliance
News: New report shows disabled people and carers being failed by asylum system - The Poverty Alliance
News: New report shows disabled people and carers being failed by asylum system - The Poverty Alliance
www.povertyalliance.org
www.povertyalliance.org
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Members Meeting - Transport Justice. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Members Meeting - Transport Justice. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Blog: Independent Age campaigning for older people in poverty - The Poverty Alliance
Blog: Independent Age campaigning for older people in poverty - The Poverty Alliance
Celebrating 25 years of the real Living Wage | Living Wage Foundation
Celebrating 25 years of the real Living Wage | Living Wage Foundation
UK Poverty 2026: The essential guide to understanding poverty in the UK | Joseph Rowntree Foundation
UK Poverty 2026: The essential guide to understanding poverty in the UK | Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Scottish Anti-Poverty Newsletters

The Scottish Anti-Poverty Newsletter - Issue 1, 2026
The Scottish Anti-Poverty Newsletter - Issue 1, 2026
Energy - Fair By Design
Energy - Fair By Design
Case Study: Supporting people living on low incomes to benefit from renewable energy
Case Study: Supporting people living on low incomes to benefit from renewable energy
Guest Blog: Security not Struggle for Scotland’s older people
Guest Blog: Security not Struggle for Scotland’s older people
Case Study: Visiting Angelz — Pathways to Progress
Case Study: Visiting Angelz — Pathways to Progress
Pathways to Progress — Home
Pathways to Progress — Home
Blog: Minimum Income Guarantee can turn hope into a real foundation for a better future - The Poverty Alliance
Blog: Minimum Income Guarantee can turn hope into a real foundation for a better future - The Poverty Alliance
www.povertyalliance.org
www.povertyalliance.org
Building Our Movement – Our Strategic Plan 2023-28
Building Our Movement – Our Strategic Plan 2023-28
The Poverty Alliance's 2026 Scottish Parliament Election Manifesto - The Poverty Alliance
The Poverty Alliance's 2026 Scottish Parliament Election Manifesto - The Poverty Alliance

Scotland Demands Better

The Scotland Demands Better campaign website
The Scotland Demands Better campaign website
The Scotland Demands Better film
The Scotland Demands Better film
Scotland Demands Better of our MSPs
Scotland Demands Better of our MPs
Join the campaign as a supporter!

Challenge Poverty Week

Find out how to get active during Challenge Poverty Week using our campaign toolkit!
On Monday, we demand better social security.
On Monday, we demand better social security.
On Tuesday, we demand better jobs for everyone who needs one.
On Tuesday, we demand better jobs for everyone who needs one.
On Wednesday, we demand better investment in life's essentials.
On Wednesday, we demand better investment in life's essentials.
On Thursday, we demand better for our communities and volunteers with fair funding for organisations.
On Thursday, we demand better for our communities and volunteers with fair funding for organisations.
On Friday, we demand better for our planet, climate and future.
On Friday, we demand better for our planet, climate and future.

The Minimum Income Guarantee

Find out more about the Minimum Income Guarantee here!
Find out more about the Minimum Income Guarantee here!
Talking about the Minimum Income Guarantee
Scotland's thoughts on how to progress the Guarantee
Scotland's thoughts on how to progress the Guarantee

Blogs

Find all of our blogs here!
Guest Blog: Scotland needs change and we need it now
Guest Blog: Scotland needs change and we need it now
Guest Blog: Cycling for a fairer Scotland
Guest Blog: Cycling for a fairer Scotland
Guest Blog: Security not Struggle for Scotland’s older people
Guest Blog: Security not Struggle for Scotland’s older people
Guest blog: I know that when communities unite, change is possible. - The Poverty Alliance
Guest blog: I know that when communities unite, change is possible. - The Poverty Alliance
Guest blog: All Hands On Deck -Working collaboratively to tackle poverty in migrant households - The Poverty Alliance
Guest blog: All Hands On Deck -Working collaboratively to tackle poverty in migrant households - The Poverty Alliance

Consultation responses and briefing

Find out more about our policy work here!
Find out more about our policy work here!
Scottish MPs must call for an end to the two-child limit at the UK Budget
Scottish MPs must call for an end to the two-child limit at the UK Budget
The future of social security spending in Scotland
The future of social security spending in Scotland
Call for Evidence on the Scottish Government's next Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan 2026-2031
Call for Evidence on the Scottish Government's next Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan 2026-2031

Member's Updates

No more delays: specific manifesto commitments needed on Council Tax replacement - Tax Justice Scotland
No more delays: specific manifesto commitments needed on Council Tax replacement - Tax Justice Scotland
Experiences of Welfare Report with Inclusion Scotland
Experiences of Welfare Report with Inclusion Scotland
Living Wage Scotland Awards 2025
Living Wage Scotland Awards 2025
EXPERIENCES OF POVERTY STIGMA AND MENTAL HEALTH IN THE UK
EXPERIENCES OF POVERTY STIGMA AND MENTAL HEALTH IN THE UK
Report: End Poverty Edinburgh Evaluation 2024-25 - The Poverty Alliance
Report: End Poverty Edinburgh Evaluation 2024-25 - The Poverty Alliance
Bold fair tax reform key to transforming Scotland’s future - Tax Justice Scotland
Bold fair tax reform key to transforming Scotland’s future - Tax Justice Scotland

Media

Scotland Demands Better Survey
Scotland Demands Better Survey
Our response to the 2026/27 UK Budget
Our response to the 2026/27 UK Budget
Scots are 'tired and angry' as politicians called on to listen to public worries
Scots are 'tired and angry' as politicians called on to listen to public worries
News: Charities call for councillors to back Aberdeenshire nurseries - The Poverty Alliance
News: Charities call for councillors to back Aberdeenshire nurseries - The Poverty Alliance
News: Government programme misses need for fundamental change  - The Poverty Alliance
News: Government programme misses need for fundamental change  - The Poverty Alliance
We must rebuild a Child Maintenance Service that works for families
We must rebuild a Child Maintenance Service that works for families
Annie McCormack of the Poverty Alliance on KCR FM
Ruth Boyle of the Poverty Alliance on BBC Radio Scotland talking about UKG White Paper
Let's set an income floor below which nobody would be allowed to fall
Let's set an income floor below which nobody would be allowed to fall

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