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Universal Credit isn’t working for the people who need it most. Erica highlights how young people and women are disproportionately affected, with unpredictable payments, long waits pushing many into crisis.
2026 must be the year we push for meaningful change.
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2026 must be the year we push for meaningful change.
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Erica Young asks if we can hope for progress on poverty in 2026
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January 20, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Universal Credit isn’t working for the people who need it most. Erica highlights how young people and women are disproportionately affected, with unpredictable payments, long waits pushing many into crisis.
2026 must be the year we push for meaningful change.
🔗 tfn.scot/opinion/reso...
2026 must be the year we push for meaningful change.
🔗 tfn.scot/opinion/reso...
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Hunger in the UK ISN’T about a lack of food.
- It’s about people not having enough money to survive
- It’s about a lack of affordable housing
- It’s about low wages
- It’s about a weak social security system
- It’s about people not having enough money to survive
- It’s about a lack of affordable housing
- It’s about low wages
- It’s about a weak social security system
January 20, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Hunger in the UK ISN’T about a lack of food.
- It’s about people not having enough money to survive
- It’s about a lack of affordable housing
- It’s about low wages
- It’s about a weak social security system
- It’s about people not having enough money to survive
- It’s about a lack of affordable housing
- It’s about low wages
- It’s about a weak social security system
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The Met Office has issued this YELLOW warning of snow and ice affecting Grampian. For full details: t.co/ex3dSntNCo
December 29, 2025 at 12:51 PM
The Met Office has issued this YELLOW warning of snow and ice affecting Grampian. For full details: t.co/ex3dSntNCo
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We've published new research today with partners @aberlourcharity.bsky.social & @opfs.org.uk revealing that women in Scotland are often caught in a cycle of public debt which traps their family in hardship.
We're calling on all levels of government to act.
Read our report 👇
bit.ly/GenderPublic...
We're calling on all levels of government to act.
Read our report 👇
bit.ly/GenderPublic...
November 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
We've published new research today with partners @aberlourcharity.bsky.social & @opfs.org.uk revealing that women in Scotland are often caught in a cycle of public debt which traps their family in hardship.
We're calling on all levels of government to act.
Read our report 👇
bit.ly/GenderPublic...
We're calling on all levels of government to act.
Read our report 👇
bit.ly/GenderPublic...
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The price of food alone is 35% higher than just five years ago. And as temperatures drop, the coming months will be harsher than ever for people already living on the sharpest edge.
This winter, thousands of people will walk through the doors of a food bank for the very first time.
This winter, thousands of people will walk through the doors of a food bank for the very first time.
November 25, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The price of food alone is 35% higher than just five years ago. And as temperatures drop, the coming months will be harsher than ever for people already living on the sharpest edge.
This winter, thousands of people will walk through the doors of a food bank for the very first time.
This winter, thousands of people will walk through the doors of a food bank for the very first time.
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Time flies, but our purpose is the same!
If you have a problem, you can find all our advice and ways to get in touch on our website 💙
If you have a problem, you can find all our advice and ways to get in touch on our website 💙
October 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Time flies, but our purpose is the same!
If you have a problem, you can find all our advice and ways to get in touch on our website 💙
If you have a problem, you can find all our advice and ways to get in touch on our website 💙
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No one should have to live in a mouldy home.
But the price of rents has absolutely shot up in the last 5 years, and Clare’s experiences are sadly all too common.
This isn’t right. Everyone should be able to access warm, safe and affordable housing. 💚
But the price of rents has absolutely shot up in the last 5 years, and Clare’s experiences are sadly all too common.
This isn’t right. Everyone should be able to access warm, safe and affordable housing. 💚
October 12, 2025 at 5:19 PM
No one should have to live in a mouldy home.
But the price of rents has absolutely shot up in the last 5 years, and Clare’s experiences are sadly all too common.
This isn’t right. Everyone should be able to access warm, safe and affordable housing. 💚
But the price of rents has absolutely shot up in the last 5 years, and Clare’s experiences are sadly all too common.
This isn’t right. Everyone should be able to access warm, safe and affordable housing. 💚