Today, we launch our final report, A Just Capital: Actions to End Poverty in Edinburgh. In this blog, our Chair, Dr Jim McCormick, sets out the Commission’s journey, what we have learned along the way, and what we are calling for next. Read the final report here and...
A guest blog by Dr Laura Robertson (Poverty Alliance) and Professor John McKendrick (Scottish Poverty and Inequality Research Unit at Glasgow Caledonian University) introducing two reports published today for the Edinburgh Poverty Commission, which reveal attitudes...
On Scottish Housing Day (16 September 2020), we take a look at the role of social housing in ending poverty. Over 70 years have passed since the United Nations enshrined housing as a human right in Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Yet, today on...
Actions to End Poverty in Edinburgh: The final report of the Edinburgh Poverty Commission Wednesday 30 September, 2 – 3.30pm. Online event, register in advance via this link. Edinburgh Poverty Commission was set up in November 2018 as an independent group...
Our sixth guest blogger, Philippa Kemp, kindly provides an insight into Supporting BAME families in Edinburgh through COVID We are a multi-disciplinary team of professionals, encompassing social workers, art therapists and community education workers, offering...
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