by Admin | 2 Nov, 2023 | Blogs
The Edinburgh Poverty Commission today joins Shelter, the Poverty Alliance, and other partners in calling on the City of Edinburgh Council to declare a housing emergency in Scotland’s Capital City. In 2020 the Commission published it’s landmark report “A Just Capital:...
by Admin | 24 Oct, 2023 | Blogs
Our End Poverty in Edinburgh Annual Progress Report has been published on the Council website ahead of Committee today, 24th October 2023. We would also like to share with you an opinion piece written by our End Poverty in Edinburgh group members, in response to the...
by Admin | 19 Oct, 2023 | Blogs
At our previous Network of Networks meeting, we focussed on issues parents face when trying to improve their household income, either through gaining employment or increasing their hours and wages. We heard from academics and providers about what has worked well and...
by Admin | 6 Oct, 2023 | Blogs
Today, the final day of Challenge Poverty Week, concentrates on food. Brenda Black, CEO of Edinburgh Community Food writes about ‘Menu For All’, which combines food and support access so Edinburgh can respond to need and coordinate capacity across the...
by Admin | 5 Oct, 2023 | Blogs
It’s Thursday! And today’s blog comes to you from Ruth White, Placemaking and Mobility Strategy and Development Manager at the City of Edinburgh Council. She talks about how, after housing, transport costs are the single biggest household expenditure in...
by Admin | 4 Oct, 2023 | Blogs
Kate Barlow is a Public Health Practitioner in Edinburgh’s Health & Social Care Partnership (EHSCP) and also the lead of the Edinburgh Partnership’s Local Outcome Improvement Plan ‘Enough Money to Live on’. In her blog, she highlights key resources where people...
