Claire Telfer
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Head of Scotland @SaveChildrenSCO. Challenging Poverty & Inequality. Supporting Families. Views my own
Edinburgh, Scotland
Joined December 2011
We are deeply disappointed that the interim child poverty targets have been missed. Too many families are still struggling to make ends meet. We simply need Holyrood & Westminster to do more for children (1/4).
Today's child poverty stats show that positive policy choices, including the Scottish Child Payment are making a difference, but not nearly enough is being done to give all children a decent start in life.
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RT @NeilMackay: ‘I feel rage’: I talk to the head of Save the Children about child poverty in Scotland. She tells me 1-in-3 families with b….
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RT @heraldscotland: 'Children living in poverty simply cannot wait'. Kerry Hudson responds to The Herald's report that there are now more c….
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Powerful piece by @_RebeccaMcCurdy as part of @heraldscotland series on child poverty. Couldn’t agree more that . “This should be an issue that is resigned to the history books where future generations find it hard to believe it existed in the first place.”.
Direct, powerful and sincere writing from the very talented @_RebeccaMcCurdy as we kick off our three-day series into child poverty. "I have very distinct memories of lying in bed almost crippled with worry over how much more my mum could handle.".
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RT @SaveChildrenSCO: Our Head of Scotland @CTelfc met with @NeilMackay for his big read in today’s @heraldscotland about ending child pove….
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RT @SaveChildrenSCO: Pleased to be part of this important campaign. At a time of constrained budgets and difficult political choices, chil….
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RT @MoazzamTMalik: E D I N B U R G H. Good to check in (2/3 April) with @SaveChildrenSCO team on @scotgov target to get child poverty below….
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RT @ScotGovFairer: New statistics show that child poverty rates in Scotland have fallen. Our actions, including delivering the Scottish Ch….
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RT @PovertyAlliance: "People want a compassionate country beyond the injustice of child poverty. it’s not too late. There are concrete, p….
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RT @TrussellScot: Today’s child poverty stats for Scotland show that investing in social security makes a real difference but needs to be s….
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RT @AberlourCCT: We acknowledge the slight reduction in child poverty however, figures remain significantly above the interim target. @Scot….
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RT @paulhutcheon: Save the Children UK on the Labour Government:. "If ministers do not take decisive action soon, this will be the first La….
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We also need to do more to create flexible jobs for parents, increase the supply of affordable childcare and roll out community based family services that support children to get a decent start & set them up for a better future (4/4).
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Social security, esp the SCP, is supporting families. There is no running away from the fact this essential public service is needed & should go further. It’s the backbone to a comprehensive plan to end child poverty (3/4).
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It is welcome to see child poverty reducing for the first time in years, especially in the face of rising poverty across the UK. Things have turned in the right direction. It gives us hope that policy & political choices in Scotland are working (2/4).
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RT @CPAGScotland: PRESS RELEASE Scottish policies “are working to shift the dial on child poverty” say campaigners as official statistics s….
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