In a just Scotland, everyone could afford to heat their home.
But the cost of heating oil has gone up from about 70p a litre in December, to around 90p a litre today.
That's why we're calling on the UK Gov to help.
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Thank you!
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.
Social security is a force for good. A new blog on social security from our Policy & Campaigns Manger Gary Christie shows why.
www.povertyalliance.org/blog-were-al...
We often hear from rural organisations that they struggle to attract funding for anti-poverty work. Many of them shared their experiences and what they would like funders to know about working in a rural context.
We're sharing their key messages today
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Stock photo showing an outstretched hand with a graphic envelope. Text says The Scottish Anti-Poverty Newsletter! Out now!
📢 Scotland's latest anti-poverty newsletter is out now.
Manifestos, hustings, learning on reducing stigma, rural fuel poverty, 100 Living Pension employers, growing pensioner poverty, and much more.
🙏 Read, learn, and share.
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"If we trust each other... if we listen to what Lincoln called ‘the better Angels of our nature’ - we can build a better future together."
A new blog on social security from our Gary Christie.
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Front cover of report from Wales Centre for Public Policy. What works to prevent and tackle poverty stigma? Report writing by teams from The Poverty Alliance and the Scottish Poverty and Inequality Unit at Glasgow Caledonian University.
A stock photo showing fingers pointing at someone who is out of shot. It's being used to represent prejudice, discrimination, and stigma.
We worked with Wales Centre for for Public Policy and GCU SPIRU to see how best to protect people on low incomes from unjust stigma.
👉 Culture and values in service delivery - dignity and respect
👉 Making things easier
👉 Challenging stigma directly
www.povertyalliance.org/our-research...
Cover of Rights and Realisations report - it has someone in a medical scrubs speaking to two people, one of them is in a wheelchair. Behind them are question marks and twisty arrows to represent uncertainty and difficulties accessing health and social care.
Disabled people and carers in the asylum system are being denied safety, dignity and compassion because they can’t get the health care they need. That's the finding of new #RightsInAction research published today.
www.povertyalliance.org/news-new-rep...
📖 Weekend reading!
There are 160,000 pensioners in poverty in Scotland. That is the highest number in over 20 years and, without action, could rise to 180,000 by 2031. Independent Age's manifesto set out how the next Scottish Parliament can help.
www.povertyalliance.org/blog-indepen...
A stock image of six hands holding each other in a circle.
📖 Weekend reading!
Social security is about collective solidarity and trust. But some people who don’t trust their friends and neighbours. Our Gary Christie makes the case that they should.
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Shirley-Anne Somerville with community activists from the Poverty Alliance and Glasgow Disability Alliance.
It's wrong that prejudice and judgement stops people from using their rights to social security. Yesterday, community activists met Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville to welcome a new Social Security Scotland campaign to confront stigma head on.
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Gaelc text. In English it says 'Poverty is a shame. With justice and compassion we can end poverty in Scotland.' World Gaelic Week logo. Poverty Alliance logo. Photo shows people on the Scotland Demands Better march in Edinburgh, October 2025. One of them is holding a sign saying 'Poverty is a political choice'.
'S e taghadh poileataigeach a tha a' bhochdainn. Tha cothrom aig ar BPAn ùra slighe eile a ghabhail. #SeachdainNaGàidhlig2026
www.povertyalliance.org/manifesto2026/
Picture of young woman on the Scotland Demands Better march in Edinburgh, October 2025. She's holding a batter that says 'Energy for All'. Text says: Strong public services give people more choice in their life, allowing them to reach their full potential. We call on the next Scottish Government to expand and fairly fund energy efficency and clean home heating schemes. Because fuel poverty must become a thing of the past.
Public services are there for all of us. When they work well they can lower people's living costs and give them a stronger platform to build a better life. Investing in warm homes is a great example - and our manifesto has lots of others.
Please read and share!
www.povertyalliance.org/manifesto2026
New Employer Profile out now!
At IOLLA success isn’t just measured by the strength of the brand, but by the happiness and personal growth of the people behind it.
Find out more about IOLLA & their commitment to people: buff.ly/ICwKomK
#LivingWage #Retail #Eyewear #Scotland #FairWork #TeamWork
📢 Our new report, Funding Scotland’s Future: Tax Reform for a Just Transition, has made the front page of @scotsman.com.
It sets out credible, progressive reforms that could raise £2.3bn a year, support climate goals, and protect those on lower incomes.
⬇️ www.futureeconomy.scot/publications...
📣 New Blog!
In this guest blog, 'Reclaiming our streets: why Glasgow needs a new approach to public advertising', Étienne Tenn Salle, reflects on his recent research on the issue of public advertising and its influence on health and social justice 🔽
www.gcph.co.uk/latest/news-...
⏰There is still time to book your spot on foreCASt: Tues 3 March 10am.⏰
Join us and @futureeconscot.bsky.social to share insights into what's needed to decarbonise Scotland’s economy, deliver well paid, green jobs and secure a sustainable future for communities. Book your place now👇
Today’s energy price cap announcement is welcome news, with the typical annual bill dropping by £117 a year.
However, the ‘standard credit premium’, the added cost for paying your bill when it arrives, is still £131 a year. Watch @mariacbooker.bsky.social explain the issue.
Today’s harrowing report from @itvnews.bsky.social includes stories of families facing homelessness, failed by their councils and forced to sleep in cars and even on the streets. These are extreme stories, it’s rare – but it is happening.
How did we get here? A thread🧵[1/4] itv.com/news/2026-02...
Too many families in Scotland face hunger due to a lack of income. This isn't right and needs to change.
Join us & @foodcoalition.scot on 8 April for Scotland’s National Food Debate.
Hear how political parties will act to ensure everyone has dignified access to food➡️ bit.ly/49E4CWI
Sorry for delay replying. This is a guest blog from Independent Age. Their manifesto asks around social security are focused on Pension Age Disability Payment and the Carer Support Payment. These are both administered by Social Security Scotland. www.independentage.org/sites/defaul...
The Poverty Alliance backs the call for Dundee City Council to declare a housing emergency. Against a landscape photo of Dundee.
There is no doubt that #Dundee is going through a local housing emergency. That's why we joined a coalition of 16 organisations pushing for the council to make a formal declaration. Openly acknowleding a problem is the first step to dealing with it.
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Dylan Griffith - Volunteer Policy Assistant Poverty Alliance
Logo SCVO The Gathering
Poverty Alliance stall at SCVO The Gathering
"...an event that shows the power of collective action in addressing the inequalities that are faced by many in Scotland." We have a great new blog from our Dylan Griffith about his first visit to #SCVOTheGathering. It's uplifting!
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A strong social security system gives us all a foundation for the future. We call on the next Scottish Government to strengthen family social security and increase the Scottish Child Payment to £55 a week. Because our children demand better. Photo of a young boy looking at the camera with a sign 'Kids Demand Better'
People need a secure foundation to build a better future. That's why a #MinimumIncomeGuarantee for Scotland is at the heart of our Manifesto for the #Holyrood26 elections. MSPs can start by strengthening our existing social security.
www.povertyalliance.org/manifesto2026/
It's unjust that pensioner poverty is set to rise in Scotland. This blog clearly sets out MSPs in the next @scotparl.bsky.social can do about it.
Picture of a Bus stop on Fulton Street, Anniesland. Copyright Stephen Craven and licensed for reuse under a Creative Commons Licence. Poverty Alliance logo. Text says Join our next Members' Meeting! Scotland Demands Transport Justice, Thu 26 Feb, 12-1pm
Transport is a public good that should be available to all. When it works well, it can protect people from being swept into poverty, or pulled in deeper.
Join us to discuss how we can win transport justice for Scotland.
👇 Register here! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Independent Age logo. A cartoon of someone opening an empty purse. Quote says: "Council tax, food, bills and electric - I've got nothing at the end of the day.... I have no social life, I can't go out."
Josh Murray of Independent Age
"There has never been a more important time to speak up for the 160,000 pensioners in poverty in Scotland. This is the highest number of older people in poverty in over 20"
Big Qs for our next MSPs in this great guest blog from Josh at @independentage.
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Cover of Scottish Health Equity Research Unit report Poverty among young adult men in Scotland
📖 Weekend reading!
Poverty among young adult men in Scotland has risen sharply since the pandemic and is now higher than in the rest of the UK. They're also at higher risk of 'deaths of despair' from drugs, alcohol, and suicide.
scothealthequity.org/poverty-amon...
Picture of an outstretched hand with an envelope. The Scottish Anti-Poverty Newsletter! Out now!
📖 Weekend reading!
How can our next MSPs reduce the injustice of poverty? How can we reduce in-work poverty in social care? Details of member meetings and member events.
It´s all in the Scottish Anti-Poverty Newsletter.
www.povertyalliance.org/scottish-ant...
