The Scottish Campaign on Rights to Social Security (SCoRSS) is a coalition of over 40 key NGOs, faith groups and unions as well as individuals from across Scotland who want to see a fairer social security system.
Our Principles for Change sets out the five principles we believe need to be at the heart of our social security system.
Any interested organisation or individual is welcome to join. Membership is free and simply involves confirming that you agree with the five principles. members are welcome to get involved in the campaign steering group if they have the time and resources to do so.
To join the campaign please contact:
Ruth Boyle, Campaigns & Policy Manager
[email protected]
Tel: 0141 353 0440
Blog: Communication Officer’s Log Week 9
David Eyre, Communications Officer, The Poverty Alliance Seachdain na Gàidhlig sona dhuibh uile! The first thing I published on our social media channels this week was a post in Scottish Gaelic, to mark World Gaelic Week. The text on the graphic says ‘With justice and compassion we will end poverty in Scotland’. I enjoy being … Read more
Building Our Movement – The Poverty Alliance Strategic Plan 2023-28
Our 2023-38 Strategic Plan is called ‘Building Our Movement’. You can read it in the window below, or download it from here. FacebookTweetLinkedIn
Guest Blog: Challenges and opportunities for low-paid and insecure hospitality workers
Serving the Future worker research participant,Edinburgh Click here for more about the Serving the Future hospitality toolkit The Poverty Alliance has been working with others in the Serving the Future project. Last week, we were pleased to launch an exciting new toolkit, aimed at helping reduce low-pay and business insecurity in Scotland’s hospitality industry. In … Read more
Blog: Communication Officer’s log for Week 8
David Eyre, Communications Officer, The Poverty Alliance It was a short week for me, as I had Monday and Tuesday as annual leave. When I came back on Wednesday, I was quickly reminded that I had been tasked with writing a draft news release for the launch of a new report and toolkit from the … Read more
Research: Understanding experiences of low-paid work in the hospitality sector over time
This report explores the experiences of low-paid workers in Scotland’s hospitality sector, looking to understand the structural challenges and personal experiences in their employment. Conducted over three waves of longitudinal interviews from 2022 to 2024, the Serving the Future project has captured the evolving realities of a group of hospitality workers’ lives within the context … Read more
News: New toolkit to support workers and businesses in hospitality sector
Click here for the toolkit! Click here for the research! An exciting new toolkit aimed at supporting workers and businesses within Scotland’s hospitality sector has been launched today. The Tourism and Hospitality toolkit is aimed at supporting the growth and success of Scotland’s hospitality sector by providing a one-stop shop with the tools and … Read more
Blog: Communication Officer’s Log – Week 7
David Eyre, Communications Officer, The Poverty Alliance This week, my colleagues Isla and David took calls for justice and compassion direct to Westminster. Isla has been working incredibly hard with a group of lived experience experts and Fair by Design – the organisation that acts against the poverty premium. Together, they have created Give Me … Read more
News: People on low incomes need council tax action now
Anti-poverty campaigners say yet another consultation about local government finance must lead to an end to the ‘unjust and regressive’ council tax. Poverty Alliance chief executive Peter Kelly said: “People across Scotland want local services that support a just and compassionate society. We need a fair system of local taxation to support those local services. … Read more
Blog: Week 6 Communications Officer’s log
David Eyre,Communications Officer,The Poverty Alliance My Poverty Alliance colleagues have been very busy this week. Our TARP Aberdeenshire development officer Annie is from the north of Ireland originally, and she us organized for a group from the Northern Ireland Anti-Poverty Network to come to Scotland for a learning visit (pictured above). She took responsibility for … Read more
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