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Aberlour Children's Charity @aberlourcharity.bsky.social · 20h

We know public debt traps families in poverty and holds them there. Our research into the public debt crisis, with @opfs.org.uk & @trussellscot.bsky.social, highlights how families with a disabled child are at higher risk of being trapped in poverty due to public debt. #CPW25 #ChallengePoverty

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Trussell Scotland @trussellscot.bsky.social · 1d

It’s Day 3 of #ChallengePoverty week & we’re calling for better investment in life’s essentials to ensure everyone has a warm homes and access to better public transport and public services. #WeDemandBetter

Read more here 👇
www.povertyalliance.org/wp-content/u...

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Aberlour Children's Charity @aberlourcharity.bsky.social · 2d

Today, with Unity Consulting Scotland, we’ve launched our new research into School Meal Debt in England. Our research indicates that 1 in 4 children in England not in receipt of FSM have school meal debt. No child should be burdened with debt or denied a school meal due to financial hardship.

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Trussell Scotland @trussellscot.bsky.social · 2d

It’s Day 2 of #ChallengePoverty week. With 1 in 4 referred to @trusselluk.bsky.social
food banks in Scotland in work, we must see action to ensure every job has a living wage and living hours & to make work accessible for all.
#WeDemandBetter

More here 👇
www.povertyalliance.org/wp-content/u...

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Joseph Rowntree Foundation @jrf-uk.bsky.social · 3d

Around 1 in 4 children in Scotland are living in poverty.

Poverty remains far too high, and people are feeling overlooked and ignored by politicians.

The next Scottish Parliament is an opportunity to build a better future for all children in Scotland. 🔽 1/4

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Cara Hilton @carahilton.bsky.social · 3d

Will you be at #SNP25 this weekend? Come and join #EndChildPoverty's fringe event to explore what must happen now to meet the 2030 child poverty targets

🗓️Saturday 11th October, 12:30-13:30
📍Meeting Room 4, TECA (Aberdeen)

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Trussell Scotland @trussellscot.bsky.social · 4d

Everyone should be able to afford the essentials and a Minimum Income Guarantee would provide a secure foundation for all of us.
#ChallengePoverty #WeDemandBetter

Learn more here:
www.povertyalliance.org/wp-content/u...

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Libby Brooks @libbybrooks.bsky.social · 8d

Campaingers need to change the way they talk about child poverty - really interesting practical tokit launched today by @jrf-uk.bsky.social and @savechildrenuk.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Campaigners urged to tell new story on child poverty in Scotland

Charities launch practical guide for campaigners, saying ‘the way we talk about it doesn’t always help’

www.theguardian.com

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Trussell Scotland @trussellscot.bsky.social · 8d

We’re really excited to be at @savechildrensco.bsky.social & @jrf-uk.bsky.social Changing the Story launch today in Edinburgh.

Looking forward to a inspiring day focused on how we tell the new story of child poverty in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Joseph Rowntree Foundation @jrf-uk.bsky.social · 10d

📢Without action, families with children will see their incomes fall by the end of this Parliament.

But our new analysis shows it doesn't have to be this way.

Scrapping the two-child limit and adding a protected minimum floor into Universal Credit could reverse this trend. 🧵

Graph showing the change in living standards for different family types over the period 2019/20 to 2029/30, showing lone parents and couples with children set to be worst impacted without policy interventions.

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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 10d

As they arrive at the Labour Party Conference, we're greeting Keir Starmer and his MPs with a message that demands a screen bigger than 21,000 mobile phones*:

"What was the point of winning the general election if not to lift kids out of poverty?"

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Trussell Scotland @trussellscot.bsky.social · 10d

Change happens when we step up and demand it.

Join the march for all of us. #Edinburgh #25Oct #ScotlandDemandsBetter

scotland-demands-better.com

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EIS Fife @eisfife.bsky.social · 12d

Book the free transport from Fife to this "hopeful antidote to far-right protest": forms.office.com/e/FTR97V8LtU

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Trussell Scotland @trussellscot.bsky.social · 14d

One million Scots faced hunger last year including 1 in 4 children.

This isn’t right.

Today we’re in the Scottish Parliament with our team of lived experience experts to share our research and demand better.

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Trussell @trusselluk.bsky.social · 15d

Ending the need for food banks in the UK is possible.

🎤 We asked one of our experts - Research Manager, Alex - to explain how we get there ⤵️

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Cara Hilton @carahilton.bsky.social · 15d

How do we join the dots between tackling child poverty & digital exclusion in Scotland?

Read my guest blog for
@goodthingsfdn.bsky.social

👉 bit.ly/TrussellGood...

Joining the dots: Child poverty and the digital divide in Scotland | Good Things Foundation

bit.ly

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Cara Hilton @carahilton.bsky.social · Sep 10

Nobody in Scotland should face hunger yet 1 MILLION did last year.

Trussell’s research must be a wake up call for both our Govts.

We must see urgent action to stop the tide of hunger in our communities. We demand better!

Trussell Scotland @trussellscot.bsky.social · Sep 10

🚨 BREAKING: 1 million people faced hunger and hardship in Scotland last year due to a lack of money. This includes 210,000 children.

Scottish and UK governments must act NOW to end hunger.

We demand better than millions facing hunger in our communities.

Read more here: bit.ly/HungerInScot...

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Trussell Scotland @trussellscot.bsky.social · Sep 9

Want to help us end hunger in Scotland? 💚

Food banks in our community in Scotland are recruiting Trustees!

Find out more and apply 👉 www.trussell.org.uk/our-work/sco...

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Cara Hilton @carahilton.bsky.social · Sep 6

Bryan Adams absolutely brilliant - incredible voice, incredible energy! 🤩 🎶 🎸

Wish I was there & not just watching on TV 📺 #BBCRadio2InThePark

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Cara Hilton @carahilton.bsky.social · Sep 3

An inspiring day at #RiseAgainstPoverty in Northern Ireland & great to share learnings on coalition building & #CashFirst from Scotland, alongside my Scottish ECP colleague Fiona King.

Clear the NI anti-poverty sector are determined to demand better! Excited to see what comes next.

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Trussell Scotland @trussellscot.bsky.social · Sep 2

We’re excited to be in Northern Ireland today for the Anti Poverty Strategy Group’s Rising Together Against Poverty conference.

Looking forward to an inspiring day of discussion about the way forward & to sharing lessons from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #RiseAgainstPoverty

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Cara Hilton @carahilton.bsky.social · Aug 25

I can’t remember it ever being so hot and sunny last week in August! Making the most of the morning in beautiful #Aberdour ☀️ 😃 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Cara Hilton @carahilton.bsky.social · Aug 22

#Dunfermline food bank have collections again till 4pm today in Tesco #Duloch, Dalgety Bay and Dunfermline Fire Station.

Please support if you can to support local people in our community unable to afford the essentials.

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Dr Scott Arthur MP (Edinburgh South West) 🌍🌈🌹 @drscottarthurmp.bsky.social · Aug 21

It was great to meet with Cara Hilton today from Trussell Scotland Trust to talk about the great the Edinburgh Food Project does, and to discuss how we end the need for food banks in Edinburgh and across the UK, including the crucial role of high quality employability support and flexible childcare.

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Cara Hilton @carahilton.bsky.social · Aug 20

Best of luck to everyone starting back at school today in #Fife. S4 and S6 (😱) for my youngest two!

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