Food, Fuel, Finance - Tackling the Poverty Premium Launch

Over the past year, the Iona Community have worked on ‘Closing the Gap in Scotland’ in partnership with Church Action on Poverty, Christian Aid,  Scottish Episcopal Church and ourselves at FiCD and Church of Scotland. The project’s aim was to analyse and develop responses to poverty and in particular to the premiums paid for food, fuel and finance by those who survive on low incomes. The final report draws on their experiences and recommendations.

Please visit the link to download the report and see the attached invitation to its launch on December 8th. 

http://iona.org.uk/2014/11/21/food-fuel-finance-report/

'Turning up the Volume on Poverty' Report

Please click the link below to read the report 'Turning up the Volume on Poverty' released on 21st June by Poverty Truth Commission.
http://www.faithincommunityscotland.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/REPORT.pdf

Welfare ‘Reform’ and Mitigation in Scotland

SCVO commissioned one of Scotland’s leading policy experts, Jim McCormick, to examine the impacts of the UK Government’s welfare cuts and reforms on Scotland and suggest remedial policy solutions.

This is the first in a series of papers. It examines the impacts of the UK Government’s welfare cuts and reforms on Scotland. Two subsequent papers, also prepared by Jim McCormick, will look at:

• how Scotland uses existing powers better to improve prospects for learning and work as well as exploring the potential for additional powers
• the principles which should underline a progressive approach to welfare

Read the report

• Welfare ‘Reform’ and Mitigation in Scotland – summary paper (PDF)
• Welfare ‘Reform’ and Mitigation in Scotland – report (PDF)