Child poverty is increasing and will hit a 20-year high, pushing an extra 60,000 children into poverty, the Scottish Government has been warned. Rising levels of child poverty over the
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More than half of Universal Credit claimants have money “deducted” from their benefits by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), new figures have shown. Figures released in response to
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MPs will investigate whether women are turning to prostitution to survive because of the Universal Credit system. The Work and Pensions Committee is calling for evidence about the possible link
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Surprisingly favourable public finance figures have given Philip Hammond enough leeway to splash out £15 billion in this summer’s Spending Review to show that austerity “really is coming to an
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Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has visited Edinburgh to mark the launch of a charity collaboration aimed at supporting thousands of homeless and displaced people around the world. Her
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Anti-poverty groups have condemned Chancellor Philip Hammond for not ending the benefits freeze early. Mr Hammond used his Spring Statement to make clear that the controversial measure would continue, but
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Eight in 10 households affected by the benefit cap cannot escape it and should be removed from its scope, ministers have been urged. The Work and Pensions Select Committee called
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The benefits freeze has pushed 200,000 people into poverty, according to analysis by social reform think tank the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF). Chancellor Philip Hammond was urged to use next
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A major study into the lives of beggars in Edinburgh, described as the first such research conducted in any UK city for 20 years, has been published by Shelter Scotland.
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There are calls for more support for people refused asylum in Scotland, with many struggling to feed themselves, according to a new report. The Scottish Refugee Council said there were
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