JRF study warns of future poverty in Scotland
One in seven working-age adults and children could still be living below the poverty line by the mid-2020s, according to new research from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF). The research
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Dramatic increase in Scots using food banks
The need for food banks is a “stain on our national conscience” with reliance dramatically increasing in Scotland, a charity report has found. Changes to the welfare system, low wages,
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Scots childcare costs increase by third and could rise further
The projected cost of government-funded childcare to disadvantaged two-year-olds has risen by a third and could rise again, the Scottish Education Secretary has said. Mike Russell said the Scottish Government
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Scots kinship carers project gained £1m in support
People in Scotland who take in and care for their family members’ children have gained £1m in vital support, thanks to a project run by the Scottish CAB service. Today Citizens
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New report on standards of dementia care ‘very disappointing’
Levels of care being given to dementia sufferers in specialist NHS units have been criticised in a new report by the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland. The report found that
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Doctors group back assisted suicide law
A group of doctors is backing proposals to legalise assisted suicide in Scotland. The practising and retired medics will lobby MSPs considering the change put forward by veteran politician Margo
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Yes vote would up carers allowance by £575
More than 100,000 carers could get almost £600 a year more in benefit payments in an independent Scotland under the SNP, Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced. An expert
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Mixed report for Clackmannanshire children’s service
A joint inspection of services for children and young people in Clackmannanshire has highlighted areas of good performance and also made recommendations where further improvement can be made. The report
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Scottish Care in call for elderly people taskforce
The Scottish Government is being urged to set up a taskforce in a bid to improve the care elderly people receive in their own homes, amid concerns staffing levels in
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Scots regulator reports overall improvement in home care services
SCOTLAND’S social care regulator, the Care Inspectorate, says there has been a marked increase in care at home services achieving very good or excellent inspection grades in the past three
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