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Delivery worker
How to wind down the furlough scheme while protecting people in poverty

How to wind down the furlough scheme while protecting people in poverty

11th Feb 2021
Low-paid workers who lose their jobs likely to face intense competition for new roles

Low-paid workers who lose their jobs likely to face intense competition for new roles

10th Feb 2021
Taxis and other vehicles in busy traffic
#KeepTheLifeline: COVID-19, insecure work and Universal Credit

#KeepTheLifeline: COVID-19, insecure work and Universal Credit

29th Jan 2021
Ornament of the word 'Boo', to represent how Melanie feels unsafe in her situation
For a single parent in poverty, pressures keep piling up

For a single parent in poverty, pressures keep piling up

13th Jan 2021
Human hands circle a map of the UK, showing that "only together through collaboration can we achieve wider reform for the common good"
COVID-19 is adding more stress and insecurity for people in poverty

COVID-19 is adding more stress and insecurity for people in poverty

13th Jan 2021
Two volunteers unpack fruit at a foodbank in Scotland
Holyrood elections: a million people need the parties to turn the tide on poverty

Holyrood elections: a million people need the parties to turn the tide on poverty

14th Dec 2020
Autumn Budget: keep doing the right thing and keep the £20 lifeline

Autumn Budget: keep doing the right thing and keep the £20 lifeline

9th Sep 2020
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Coronavirus: Protecting employees and self-employed people from harm

Coronavirus: Protecting employees and self-employed people from harm

26th Mar 2020
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Coronavirus: three things our social security must do to keep people afloat

Coronavirus: three things our social security must do to keep people afloat

20th Mar 2020
How sudden changes can leave us struggling to hold back the tide of poverty

How sudden changes can leave us struggling to hold back the tide of poverty

7th Feb 2020
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How people’s experiences of poverty can help to unlock solutions

How people’s experiences of poverty can help to unlock solutions

28th Oct 2019
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Employers have the power to help solve in-work poverty in Scotland

Employers have the power to help solve in-work poverty in Scotland

24th Oct 2019
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Focus on pay and good jobs to unlock the UK's productivity challenge

Focus on pay and good jobs to unlock the UK's productivity challenge

16th Oct 2019
Creating a social change organisation from a leading foundation

Creating a social change organisation from a leading foundation

26th Jul 2019
Children
How Scotland can do the right thing: loosen poverty's grip on children

How Scotland can do the right thing: loosen poverty's grip on children

10th May 2019
Three systems we can redesign to end food poverty

Three systems we can redesign to end food poverty

25th Apr 2019
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