On 19 May 2020, Edinburgh Poverty Commissioners, Betty Stevenson, Chris Kilkenny and Zoe Ferguson joined other Poverty Truth style groups in a teleconference with the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Local Government, Aileen Campbell MSP, to discuss the...
As the UK went into lockdown in March, we published an update on our work and asked for people to tell us about their experiences of living in poverty in Edinburgh. Today, in response to this call, we have published an interim report (and a summary of the report). In...
The Poverty Alliance are conducting city-wide research on the lived experience of poverty in a project running until April 2020. Go to the full article on The Poverty Alliance website.
Vice Chair applauds the quality of the responses received from organisations and citizens cross Edinburgh demonstrating a great willingness to get involved in the Commission’s important work. Go to the full article on the Council...
Article provides an update on the first meeting of the nine commissioners and one commission advisor selected by the chair and vice-chair. Go to the full article on the Council website.
Article follows the City of Edinburgh Council’s appointment of Dr Jim McCormick as the independent chair of the Edinburgh Poverty Commission. Go to the full article on the Council website.
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