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Most Scots children in poverty in working households

By Iain MacDonald21st January 2015News Scotland

More than half of children living in poverty in Scotland are growing up in households where at least one person is in employment. Speaking in a debate in the Scottish

Charities & councils warn government over welfare scheme cuts

By The Press Association19th December 2014News England

Charities and councils have warned that the Government’s decision not to protect funding for local welfare assistance schemes will make life harder for poor people facing financial crisis. Local government

Charities brand sickness assessments ‘utter disgrace’

By The Press Association23rd October 2014News England

Thousands of sick and disabled people are being subjected to “upsetting and unnecessary” benefits assessments, charities have warned. People living with progressive and degenerative conditions such as Parkinson’s, motor neurone

Governments clash over pension and welfare costs

By Iain MacDonald24th April 2014News Scotland

The UK Government has raised concerns about the future cost of pensions and benefits in an independent Scotland. SNP policy pledges and the impact of an ageing population would add

New e-book: Local welfare systems and social innovation in European cities

By Iain MacDonald25th March 2014Reports & Resources

A new e-book examined case studies from the ‘Welfare innovations at the local level in favour of cohesion’ (WILCO) project. WILCO was a cross-national comparative study that examined how local