Poverty & Inequality Commission
@povinequalscot
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Providing independent advice to Scottish Ministers; monitoring progress; and proposing solutions to reduce poverty & inequality in Scotland
Scotland
Joined October 2017
The Commission welcomes the publication of the final report by the independent Minimum Income Guarantee Expert Group. It offers a radical vision of a Scotland where no-one’s income drops below a level required to live with dignity.
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The Commission has published its child poverty scrutiny report, giving its views on progress made during 2024-25 on meeting Scotland's statutory targets.
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Today @scotgov published Child Poverty Statistics for 2023-24. Figures show that:.- some progress made, but interim targets missed.- considerable work is required to meet the 2030 child poverty targets. Read the response from our Chair, Stephen Sinclair:
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Response from Professor Stephen Sinclair, Chair of the Poverty and Inequality Commission, commenting on the Scottish Government’s Budget for 2025 to 2026.
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Great reads today from @AnnieMcKenzie__ /@jrf_uk & @anniemac76 / @PovertyAlliance on work happening in Dundee & Aberdeenshire to meaningfully involve people with lived experience in decision-making. JRF report: PovAlliance blog:
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Today was our Commissioner @KatieSchmuecker's last Commission meeting having been with us since 2018. Her reflections below 👇. Our thanks to Katie for everything she has contributed over the years and our best wishes for the future.
I've been a @povinequalscot Commissioner since it began as a non-statutory body in 2018. Today was my last meeting. From only having 3 months to set up & deliver the 1st child poverty delivery plan advice, to covid & the cost of living crisis, it's been a ride! .1/8.
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The Commission is very grateful to all the participants who took the time to share their views, ideas and experiences, and to the organisations who we worked with to arrange the activities. 🧵6/6.
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To engage these experts by experience in our scrutiny work for 2023 - 24, we partnered with eight organisations who themselves work with or support people from the priority family types. 🧵 5/6.
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Participants were parents from Scottish Government’s ‘priority groups’—those at greater risk of poverty—namely households with a disabled adult or child, with a child under one, with a mother under 25, minority ethnic families, lone parent families and larger families. 🧵4/6.
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This fuller workshop report summarises contributions from participants & covers:.• What policies to reduce child poverty they were aware of .• How well they felt policies were working .• Ideas for change.• Other issues raised by participants that were important to them. 🧵3/6.
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Our Child Poverty Scrutiny Report 2023-24 also includes findings from the workshops, and recommends that Scottish Government “review the evidence and ideas from parents” & consider what further action it can take on them. We publish this report to assist with that aim. 🧵2/6.
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Today the Commission publishes a report summarising the views, ideas and experiences shared in scrutiny workshops with parents from the priority groups – those households at greatest risk of poverty in Scotland. You will find the report here: 🧵1/6
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Our new Commissioners met with @scotgov Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice @S_A_Somerville this morning to discuss priorities in reducing poverty and inequality.
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Our Chair @sinclair_stevie met with @ScotGovFM this afternoon to discuss ways to meet Scotland’s 2030 child poverty targets.
Eradicating child poverty is First Minister @JohnSwinney’s top priority. He met Chair of @povinequalscot Professor Stephen Sinclair to discuss the Commission’s recommendations for next steps in our shared mission to eradicate child poverty.
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Welcome to our new Commissioners who begin their roles today. The Commission thanks Yvonne Blake, Alex Cobham and Tressa Burke who have stepped down as their appointments to the Commission conclude.
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We are delighted at the appointment of our new Commissioners who will begin in their roles on 1 July. For more information on the appointments see:
gov.scot
Scottish public appointments news release.
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In the Child Poverty Scrutiny Report 2023 - 24, the Commission makes four recommendations for the Scottish Government. Commission Recommendation 1. 🧵3/6
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