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Aberlour Children's Charity @aberlourcharity.bsky.social · 3h

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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The Promise Scotland @thepromise.scot · 23h

Today's @auditscotland.bsky.social report highlights the need for more clarity around who is working to keep the promise. (1/2) ⬇️

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Martin Canavan 🧡 @mrtncnvn.bsky.social · 1d

Write to your MSP to #EndSchoolMealDebt and hidden school hunger for good. @aberlourcharity.bsky.social
#ChallengePovertyWeek 👇

Aberlour Children's Charity @aberlourcharity.bsky.social · 1d

School meal debt is a silent struggle for so many families. Children affected by financial stress or who go hungry at school, cannot learn properly. Help us #EndSchoolMealDebt by writing to your MSP👉https://www.aberlour.org.uk/150/dream

#ChallengePovertyWeek #Aberlour150 #CPW25 #ChallengePoverty

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Aberlour Children's Charity @aberlourcharity.bsky.social · 1d

We’re at the Clackmannanshire Council Knowledge Exchange for #ChallengePovertyWeek! We'll be sharing the life-changing work of our Intensive Perinatal Service and our work to tackle the public debt crisis in Scotland. If you're there come and say hi 👋 #CPW25 #ChallengePoverty #EndChildPoverty

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Headteacher Update @headteacherupdate.bsky.social · 1d

Hidden school hunger & school meals debt: The families of almost 1 in 4 pupils ineligible for free school meals are in debt because they cannot afford the cost of school lunches. Research from @aberlourcharity.bsky.social raises fears over 'hidden hunger' in #schools: buff.ly/qNrDSpU

Hidden school hunger and school meals debt - Headteacher Update

Research from Aberlour Children’s Charity finds many pupils and families ineligible for free school meals are in debt

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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · 1d

Hidden school hunger & school meals debt: The families of almost 1 in 4 pupils ineligible for free school meals are in debt because they cannot afford the cost of school lunches. Research from @aberlourcharity.bsky.social raises fears over 'hidden hunger' in #schools: buff.ly/2GIZFzA#pove...

Hidden school hunger and school meals debt - SecEd

Research from Aberlour Children’s Charity finds many pupils and families ineligible for free school meals are in debt

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Aberlour Children's Charity @aberlourcharity.bsky.social · 1d

This #ChallengePovertyWeek we're continuing our campaign to #EndSchoolMealDebt & #EndHiddenHunger in school for good. We're calling on @ScotGov to make the school meal debt fund permanent & extend free school meals to all low-income families, because no child should have to go hungry at school.

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Martin Canavan 🧡 @mrtncnvn.bsky.social · 2d

New @aberlourcharity.bsky.social research highlighting school meal debt in England, indicating that nearly 1 in 4 pupils not eligible for free school meals has school meal debt. We are calling on UK Gov to take action to tackle school meal debt & hidden school hunger in its Child Poverty Strategy.👇

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

We know the public debt crisis in the UK is trapping families in poverty and holding them there. The fact 1 in 4 children in England have school meal debt shows the financial strain families are under. Read more about our latest school meal debt research: www.aberlour.org.uk/news-item/ne... #CPW25

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

This #ChallengePovertyWeek we’re continuing our fight to #EndSchoolMealDebt for good.

Read the full report: https://www.aberlour.org.uk/publications/school-meal-debt-in-england

#Aberlour150 #CPW25 #ChallengePoverty

Aberlour | School Meal Debt in England

Aberlour Children's Charity has been campaigning since 2021 to end school meal debt. In our latest research discover the impact of school meal debt on children and their families living in England.

www.aberlour.org.uk

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

We’re calling on the UK Government to include in its upcoming Child Poverty Strategy clear action to tackle school meal debt:
1️⃣ Introduce a school meal debt fund to support struggling families and schools
2️⃣ Extend Free School Meal eligibility to all low-income families

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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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Martin Canavan 🧡 @mrtncnvn.bsky.social · 2d

New @aberlourcharity.bsky.social research highlighting school meal debt in England, indicating that nearly 1 in 4 pupils not eligible for free school meals has school meal debt. We are calling on UK Gov to take action to tackle school meal debt & hidden school hunger in its Child Poverty Strategy.👇

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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Aberlour Children's Charity @aberlourcharity.bsky.social · 3d

Today @sallyannkelly1.bsky.social kicks off her last #ChallengePovertyWeek as Aberlour CEO. In a blog, written for @scotsman.com last month, SallyAnn shares her frustration that so much still remains to be done to #EndChildPoverty in Scotland as she steps down as CEO next month.

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Aberlour Children's Charity @aberlourcharity.bsky.social · 3d

We're at @jrf-uk.bsky.social Poverty in Scotland event today! We're hearing how much more has to be done to reach child poverty targets in 2030. #EndChildPoverty #ChallengePoverty #CPW25

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Martin Canavan 🧡 @mrtncnvn.bsky.social · 3d

#RefugeesWelcome ✊🏻✊🏽✊🏿🍀

D Mcguire @dmcguirecfc67.bsky.social · 3d

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 4d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Resolution Foundation @resfoundation.bsky.social · 3d

It's encouraging to read that the Government is preparing to lift the two-child limit as part of its child poverty strategy, but disheartening that options short of scrapping it entirely are still being considered.

🧵on why this would be the wrong choice for an ambitious strategy⤵️

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Rachel Reeves to lift two-child benefit cap in November budget

Exclusive: Officials exploring options to change rule that affected 1.7 million children in Great Britain last year

www.theguardian.com

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Aberlour Children's Charity @aberlourcharity.bsky.social · 6d

Be there for a better Scotland! Join the march for all of us. #Edinburgh #25Oct #ScotlandDemandsBetter

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Martin Canavan 🧡 @mrtncnvn.bsky.social · 7d

If UK Gov is truly committed to tackling child poverty then only option on the cards is ending 2 child limit entirely. Anything less means continuing a poverty creating policy, that still pushes children and families into poverty. The 2 child limit must go. End of.

Child Poverty Action Group @cpaguk.bsky.social · 8d

To reduce child poverty, government must scrap the two-chid limit. And that means fully scrapping it – no benefit cap, no tapers, no new limit. All children deserve the best start in life, and messing around the edges of this policy won’t cut it. 2/2

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Child Poverty Action Group @cpaguk.bsky.social · 8d

To reduce child poverty, government must scrap the two-chid limit. And that means fully scrapping it – no benefit cap, no tapers, no new limit. All children deserve the best start in life, and messing around the edges of this policy won’t cut it. 2/2

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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 8d

If the government can kill human rights protections for refugees and foreigners, then be sure one day the government can and will kill your own human rights protections. Nobody is free unless everyone is free

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 9d

These are some of the most extreme restrictions on immigration in years. We're told to see them as benign because they're less bad than Farage's far-right extremism. But they are still terrible.

Paul Brand @paulbrand.bsky.social · 9d

Mahmood says she will introduce new conditions for indefinite leave to remain:

Lived here 10 years not 5
Being in work
Not taking a penny in benefits
No criminal record
Giving back to community eg volunteering

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Martin Canavan 🧡 @mrtncnvn.bsky.social · 11d

Good to hear @ross-greer.bsky.social focus on the issue of problem public debt and CTax arrears. @aberlourcharity.bsky.social evidence shows low income families are facing a public debt crisis. Reducing child poverty must mean tackling public debt. Reforming CTax recovery is a good place to start.

Ross Greer (he/him) @ross-greer.bsky.social · 11d

Catch me on the BBC Sunday Show this morning talking about how the @scottishgreens.org are introducing rent controls and new protections for renters, plus my proposals to write off toxic & unpayable historic Council Tax debts to help families break the cycle of poverty.

Photo of the River Clyde at the BBC's Pacific Quay offices not long after dawn.

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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 12d

Is the error that he’s not a terrorist?

The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 13d

BREAKING: The terrorism case against Kneecap rapper Liam Og O hAnnaidh has been thrown out following a 'technical error'

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