The Poverty Alliance

@povertyalliance.org

2535 Followers 359 Following

Scotland’s anti-poverty network. With justice and compassion we can build a future free from poverty.

A stock image of the Senedd building in Cardiff. Text says 8 ideas to tackle the unjust stigma placed on people in poverty... Logo of the Wales Centre for Public Policy
A stock image of number 10 downing street. Text says The Number 10 merry-go-round can stop when politics starts working for people. Poverty Alliance logo
We’re recruiting! Engagement and Learning Officer Pathways to Progress project povertyalliance.org/recruitment. Logos of Living Wage Scotland and the Poverty Alliance.
Pathways to progress logo
A stock image of three girls, aged about nine or ten, facing up to the camera with thumbs up. Text says All the information you need to get what your family needs from the child maintenance system. childmaintenanceexplained.org.uk
Two young women laughing together in a garden. There's a graphic showing bunting with smiling faces on it, and the logo of the A Million Acts of Hope campaign.
Focus on Policy, Tuesday 18th August, 12pm-1pm Email alyson.laird@povertyalliance.org to reserve your place
I’ve always got by, but now I’m really struggling. I’m by myself and having to pay for everything. So, there are things that I can’t get anymore.” A graphic showing a bank card breaking in half.
The first picture is the home heating oil tank measuring device. The red light is flashing, one bar left, and my oil is done.​ I need fuel ….. I need oil for my heating …… Where do I start? It’s going to cost me a fortune? I empty my pockets, I empty my bank – I feel that I’m spiralling. All I have is coppers. This is not going to get me heating oil. Where do I go from here? I look for help and all I’m faced with is barriers. A world conflict has put me into a situation of being cold, hungry and with no light at the end. This rural area has a reliance on home heating oil, but the decision makers have forgotten about us, again. ​ Is this what my life has come to? Feeling cold, feeling alone, feeling I have no way out. The only light at the end of the tunnel, and the only choice I have been given, is to leave my home of 20 years. I can move into an energy efficient property. My home cannot be upgraded.​ But this is not the end of the struggle. This is just the beginning
A photo of a young boy around 3 or 4 years of age. He is holding a pen and looking up, with a bit of an anxious look on his face. Text says “Removing any measurement of income from child poverty reduction targets would be like having a speedometer in your car that only told you the temperature.” Poverty Alliance logo.
A photo showing the actual Living Wage Scotland awards before they were given out at the 2025 ceremony. They are made of wood, and feature the round, blue Living Wage logo. There are 10 of them in two rows on a table, leading the eye back towards an out of focus hotel function room.
A photostory from Richard, a member of the Argyll & Bute Taking Action on Rural Poverty Panel. It's a picture of a car driving down a country lane at dawn, with its lights on, the sun just on the horizon, and dark blue skies, with Venus shining above the hills. Text says Without the car, I'd be lost.
Daily themes. Monday Social Security. Tuesday Fuel Poverty. Wednesday Fair Work. Thursday Tackling Child Poverty. Friday Communities and Volunteers. Saturday Stand up for Mental Health. Sunday Care and Prayer.
Members' Meeting (open) Thu 25 June 12-1.30pm. Young adults' experiences of claiming Universal Credit. povertyalliance.org/events A graphic showing three people, cradled in two upward facing hands, and with an umbrella covering them.
It's wrong and unjust that more than 1 in 4 unpaid carers in Scotland are forced to live in poverty. Carers Week logo. The Poverty Alliance logo
A picture of Kirsty Roebuck of Bethany Christian Trust with a quote from her guest blog “... it’s not uncommon for women experiencing homelessness to engage in begging or sex work in order to generate income. In doing so, they often spend hours in the cold streets in order to feel like they’ve made enough money to safely return home. “Anna had experienced abuse at the hands of her partner as a result of not having money for him, but stayed with him in order to have somewhere warm to sleep in winter."
The DG Voice logo, with a graphic of a crown on top. It's got three peaks, and the words Triple Crown! are written on it. Text says Living Wage Accredited with a green tick. Living Hours accredited with a green tick. And Living Pension accredited with a green tick.
“...poverty is not inevitable. It is shaped by political choices, by how systems are designed, and by whether people can rely on the essentials they need to live with dignity.” The text appears next to a woman's arm with a clenched fist. There's the poverty alliance logo.
It's a picture of a rugged Scottish coastline, with steep cliffs. In the foreground there are sea pink wildfowers, contrasting the grey-blue sea and sky. Text says Fairer taxes, better Scotland. Tax wealth fairly. Invest in what matters. Tax Justice Scotland logo.
Steven Drew speaking at the End Poverty Edinburgh conference. He's a young man, slender, with shaved hair at the sides and slicked back on top.
One Parent Families Scotland staff pictured outside on a sunny day, with the Living Wage and Living Hours logos.
Join our next Member's Meeting. Transforming Child Maintenance: sharing learning and evidence from Fife. Thu 28 May 12-1pm. A stock picture of a jam jar filled with loose change.
Olena Bovdyr, End Poverty Edinburgh
Cover of a report by the Scottish Women's Budget Group and The Poverty Alliance - called 'It's hard work being poor' - Women's experiences of the cost-of-living crisis in Scotland. November 2002. There's a cartoon image of a young woman scratching her head and looking worried, surrounded by objects suggesting all the thoughts on here mind - like shopping, money, things in her calendar, and keeping the house going.
End Poverty Edinburgh logo, with a graphic showing the Edinburgh skyline
A stock image showing a woman care worker smiling at an older woman in a care home setting.
A Polling Station sign that you'd see during elections in the UK.
A stock image of a toddler's hands, with wooden building blocks. Text says. Bringing Hope, Building Futures: tackling child poverty by 2030? Join our next members' meeting! 30th April 12-1pm. povertyalliance.org/events
A panel of people in front of a sign saying Better Buses.
Better Buses National Hustings Glasgow Caledonian UniversityCowcaddens Road, Glasgow Thursday, April 23 • 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Register at buseshustings.eventbrite.com
Peter Kelly, chief executive of the Poverty Alliance, said: "People in Scotland are demanding better. Our political leaders must attend this important STUC summit, and our new MSPs must create a new progressive system of local taxes to support the just and compassionate society we want and deserve."
A panel of six politicians on a stage.
Picture of a home heating radiator over the Taking Action on Rural Poverty logo. Heating rural homes, 2nd April, 10am-12pm online.
An image of a parasol against a yellow background. It's a metaphor for the Scottish Welfare Fund strengthening delivery, embedding dignity and respect.
A stock image showing a model house, lightbulbs, an energy performance certificate and a calculator. It's representing fuel poverty and rising energy bills.
Number of people in poverty in Scotland 2024/25 950,000
A stock image showing a model house, lightbulbs, an energy performance certificate and a calculator. It's representing fuel poverty and rising energy bills.
‘Public opinion in Scotland is not the barrier to action on wealth inequality... the political excuse no longer holds.’ Sharing our Wealth report quote. Wellbeing Economy Alliance Scotland logo.
Cover of Poverty Alliance report called From Rights to Realisation. Disabled people and carers navigating the asylum system. There is a graphic illustration showing a woman in a wheelchair, with another woman standing next to her with a hand on her shoulder. There is a care professional in green scrubs looking at them, and all of them are surrounded by question marks and twisty arrow, representing uncertainty and barriers.
Cover of policy briefing What works to prevent and tackle poverty stigma? A rapid evidence review.
A colourful infographic showing what rural organisations would like funders to know. In summary it says: small numbers are a strength, flexibility is a key to sustainablity, rural organisations face extra barriers, large grants can put rural groups at a disadvantage,.
We're proud of social security. Like our NHS, it's there for all of us - especially when we need it most. It's a great example of practical support built on trust, compassion, justice, and collective solidarity. Stock photo shows hands of different people coming together to make a heart shape.