Dozens of organisations have signed a letter calling on Scotland’s political leaders to “urgently scale up” action to tackle poverty. In the open letter to party leaders, 37 organisations said
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Holyrood’s four opposition parties have united in a bid to force the Scottish Government to take tougher action on fuel poverty. Tory housing spokesman Graham Simpson, Labour’s Alex Rowley, who
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Almost one in four people over the age of 65 are struggling financially, showing there is no end to “pensioner poverty”, a new report claims. Age UK said despite so
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Britain’s record on disability rights has been strongly criticised by the UN. The organisation’s Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) expressed serious concern about higher levels of
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A senior MP has called for an urgent review of assessments for disability benefits, amid warnings people are having their payments withdrawn incorrectly and are being forced to use food
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Scotland is being urged to become a world leader in tackling period poverty by bringing in new legislation that would force ministers to ensure sanitary products are provided free for
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Rough sleeping across Britain is predicted to jump by three quarters (76%) over the next decade, a national charity for homeless people has warned. Around 9,100 people were sleeping rough
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The prototype house that will be used in a new village for homeless people is being unveiled in Edinburgh. Work has begun on the Social Bite village in the Granton
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More people in the North of England are dying early than those in the South in a growing health divide across the country, research has found. A study of death
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Scotland is in the grip of a housing “crisis” with private renters and the young disproportionately affected, according to Shelter Scotland. A report from the housing and homelessness charity reveals
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