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Would you like to gain a deeper understanding of poverty and its relevance to public protection in Scotland? This course is designed to strengthen our understanding of the relationship between poverty and child and adult protection and consider how our framing of poverty can contribute to a deficits based model of practice. Learning Outcomes: -To consider how poverty can impact parenting capacity and the capacity to fulfil caring responsibilities -To identify how caring responsibilities can contribute to carers living in poverty -To look beyond income maximisation to effective ways to support people l poverty to live healthy, fulfilling lives 💷 Free for members £10 (plus VAT) for non-members. Signup: https://buff.ly/4d17rjy

📢 Today we launch our new report 'Poverty and financial hardship of unpaid carers in Scotland'. • The rate of poverty amongst unpaid carers is 56% higher than those who do not provide unpaid care in Scotland.  • 8% of unpaid carers in Scotland live in deep poverty - that means they are 50% below the poverty line. • As many as 100,000 unpaid carers in Scotland are living in poverty. • Carers Scotland is calling for an increase in the value of Carer Support Payment and in its earnings-limit along with an increase in support for unpaid carers on means-tested benefits. Read the full report, including our recommendations to the Scottish and UK governments here: https://lnkd.in/eSu7Z5MD

It’s shocking that 1 in 4 children in Scotland and nearly 1 in 3 across the UK are living in poverty. The next UK Government and the Scottish Government must do more to prioritise ending child poverty. The next UK Government must make ending child poverty in the UK a priority. It can start by: 1️⃣ Scrapping the two-child limit 2️⃣ Ending the five week wait for Universal Credit for families 3️⃣ Putting a UK child poverty strategy in place The First Minister, John Swinney, must do more with the devolved powers he has to end child poverty in Scotland. The Scottish Government must: 1️⃣ Increase the Scottish Child Payment to £40 2️⃣ Tackle the public debt crisis 3️⃣ Increase free school meal edibility to all children who receive the Scottish Child Payment #EndChildPoverty

29% of unpaid carers in Scotland are living in poverty. 1 in 5 households in receipt of Carers Allowance live with food insecurity. The next UK Government must commit to increasing the Carer Premium/Carer Addition and Carer Element in Universal Credit by an equivalent £11.10 per week to provide extra income. If you meet an election candidate in the run up to the General Election, ask them how their party plans to support unpaid carers financially to get them out of poverty #CarersVotesCount #CarersManifesto

29% of unpaid carers in Scotland are living in poverty. 1 in 5 households in receipt of Carers Allowance live with food insecurity. The next UK Government must commit to increasing the Carer Premium/Carer Addition and Carer Element in Universal Credit by an equivalent £11.10 per week to provide extra income. If you meet an election candidate in the run up to the General Election, ask them how their party plans to support unpaid carers financially to get them out of poverty #CarersVotesCount #CarersManifesto

4.3 million children are living in poverty in the UK.  The UK government must chart a new course to eradicate child poverty. By strengthening the social security lifeline, we can give every young person the stability they need to succeed.  As a first step, the Government must urgently end the two-child limit.  It’s time to turn the tide, so every young person receives support before they face overwhelming challenges that could have lifelong consequences.    Join us: https://lnkd.in/eMnvzRwU

Scotland needs a pensioner poverty strategy to support older people in financial hardship. Without it, poverty among older people will keep rising. We need your help! Write to your MSPs and urge them to call for this strategy. Together, we can make a difference. Let’s ensure protections and support for older people on low incomes: https://lnkd.in/eXvrMAkf

The 800,000+ people who visit #FoodBanks in Ontario each year must make difficult choices every day just to try and make ends meet. Feed Ontario released our new online platform - Fork in the Road - in conjunction with this year's 2023 #HungerReport. This interactive tool guides users through some of the tough decisions that Ontarians living on a low income face each month as well as the systematic forces that trap them in poverty. Can you make it through the month? Spend a month in someone else’s shoes and see where the road takes you. https://lnkd.in/gpV7YxEN

ALICE is an acronym that stands for Asset-Limited, Income-Constrained, Employed. It refers to households that earn above the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) but cannot afford the basic cost of living in their county. Despite struggling to make ends meet, ALICE households often do not qualify for public assistance. United for Alice data shows that 27% of Hoosier households identify as ALICE. These households earn enough to not be considered below the poverty level, but not enough to afford the basics. It means Hoosiers might not be living in poverty, according to the federal government's definition, but they're hurting. They're using food pantries to get by, depending on our meals like the ones you pack with Million Meal Movement to feed their families.

We have consistently campaigned to end the UK Government’s two-child limit and the five-week wait, and the inadequacy of Universal Credit to meet the basic needs of families. Evidence shows that the two-child limit has directly contributed to rising child poverty over the last decade and the five-week wait has entrenched poverty by contributing to rising levels of public debt. These policies have pushed families deeper into poverty The next UK Government must: 💙Urgently reform Universal Credit by ending the two-child limit and five-week wait 💚Increase the value of Universal Credit to a level that guarantees that families can afford the essentials and help lift families out of poverty The next UK government must make ending child poverty their priority. Read our full manifesto and 5 immediate priorities for the next UK Government 👇https://lnkd.in/dBjY5f84 #GeneralElection24