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Poverty and Inequality Commission comment on UK Government Autumn Statement 2023
Responding to the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Autumn Statement 2023, the Poverty and Inequality Commission said: “Today the Chancellor confirmed that reserved benefits will be increased by inflation, following the ...
Reflections from Bill Scott on the Poverty and Inequality Commission’s work during his time as Chair
Bill Scott, Chair of the Poverty and Inequality Commission As our Chair, Bill Scott, finishes his time at the Poverty and Inequality Commission he reflects on the Commission’s work and ...
Call for the Scottish government to reduce poverty and inequality through reformed taxation and redistribution
A new report from the Poverty and Inequality Commission outlines recommendations for the Scottish Government to make better use of tax policy to reduce poverty and inequality. The Poverty and ...
Cost of living and advice services in Scotland
“The water’s up around everyone’s ankles, and now it is getting up to our knees.” Money adviser In this blog from the Commission, we report on what we have heard ...
Clock is ticking for Scottish Government’s 2030 child poverty targets which will be missed without urgent action
The Poverty and Inequality Commission says Scottish Government’s progress in tackling child poverty needs to scale up, speed up and requires significant investment Following today’s Ministerial Statement on Tackling Child ...
Experts by Experience Response to the Draft Regulations on the new Carer Support Payment
This blog reports on work that was carried out by a group of the Poverty and Inequality Commission’s Experts by Experience Panel on a response to the Scottish Commission on ...