Welfare Scotland (welfare.scot)
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Advancing a fairer Scotland by championing social security, human rights and real and meaningful social progress. We work with partners to help identify the root causes of poverty, drive advocacy for change and promote equitable living standards for all.
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Happy to join nearly 300 human rights and equality organisations in restating our support for the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (European Convention on Human Rights) on its 75th anniversary.
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/almost...
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/almost...
Almost 300 organisations express support for ECHR on 75th anniversary - Liberty
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk
November 3, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Happy to join nearly 300 human rights and equality organisations in restating our support for the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (European Convention on Human Rights) on its 75th anniversary.
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/almost...
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/almost...
Today we join the @bigissue.com and 65 other signatories in an open letter urging the UK Govt to set child poverty targets in the upcoming child poverty strategy.
The Guardian covered it here - www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
You can read the full letter at www.bigissue.com/news/politic...
The Guardian covered it here - www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
You can read the full letter at www.bigissue.com/news/politic...
October 31, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Today we join the @bigissue.com and 65 other signatories in an open letter urging the UK Govt to set child poverty targets in the upcoming child poverty strategy.
The Guardian covered it here - www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
You can read the full letter at www.bigissue.com/news/politic...
The Guardian covered it here - www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
You can read the full letter at www.bigissue.com/news/politic...
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Happy to confirm that ScotGovt have replied to confirm they have no intention to change Scots law to mirror UK Govt plans to give powers to police in E&W to prohibit repeated protests. #HumanRights #Protest #Scotland
October 31, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Happy to confirm that ScotGovt have replied to confirm they have no intention to change Scots law to mirror UK Govt plans to give powers to police in E&W to prohibit repeated protests. #HumanRights #Protest #Scotland
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🎤 Nae Borders is BACK!
⭐ Join us next month for an unmissable night with the best in the comedy circuit at @gleeclubglasgow.bsky.social !
Our outstanding comedians are standing up in solidarity with those seeking safety in Scotland.
Don't miss out!
🎟️Tickets on sale now: booking.glee.co.uk/22899
⭐ Join us next month for an unmissable night with the best in the comedy circuit at @gleeclubglasgow.bsky.social !
Our outstanding comedians are standing up in solidarity with those seeking safety in Scotland.
Don't miss out!
🎟️Tickets on sale now: booking.glee.co.uk/22899
October 14, 2025 at 11:38 AM
🎤 Nae Borders is BACK!
⭐ Join us next month for an unmissable night with the best in the comedy circuit at @gleeclubglasgow.bsky.social !
Our outstanding comedians are standing up in solidarity with those seeking safety in Scotland.
Don't miss out!
🎟️Tickets on sale now: booking.glee.co.uk/22899
⭐ Join us next month for an unmissable night with the best in the comedy circuit at @gleeclubglasgow.bsky.social !
Our outstanding comedians are standing up in solidarity with those seeking safety in Scotland.
Don't miss out!
🎟️Tickets on sale now: booking.glee.co.uk/22899
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🔍 MALG opens search for new CEO!
This is more than a job. It’s a chance to lead a respected, purpose-led organisation at the heart of the UK’s debt and money advice sector.
🕓 4 days/week 💻 Remote & flexible
📅 Apply by: 14 October
malg.org.uk/money-advice...
This is more than a job. It’s a chance to lead a respected, purpose-led organisation at the heart of the UK’s debt and money advice sector.
🕓 4 days/week 💻 Remote & flexible
📅 Apply by: 14 October
malg.org.uk/money-advice...
September 23, 2025 at 1:34 PM
🔍 MALG opens search for new CEO!
This is more than a job. It’s a chance to lead a respected, purpose-led organisation at the heart of the UK’s debt and money advice sector.
🕓 4 days/week 💻 Remote & flexible
📅 Apply by: 14 October
malg.org.uk/money-advice...
This is more than a job. It’s a chance to lead a respected, purpose-led organisation at the heart of the UK’s debt and money advice sector.
🕓 4 days/week 💻 Remote & flexible
📅 Apply by: 14 October
malg.org.uk/money-advice...
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We're fundraising for @samaritans.bsky.social and I'm getting some new Halloween face art every £50 raised!
www.twitch.tv/ayeforscotland
www.twitch.tv/ayeforscotland
AyeforScotland - Twitch
EMOTIONLESS - Spooky Horror | !charity | !AMD - This Is Why We Game
www.twitch.tv
October 8, 2025 at 6:33 PM
We're fundraising for @samaritans.bsky.social and I'm getting some new Halloween face art every £50 raised!
www.twitch.tv/ayeforscotland
www.twitch.tv/ayeforscotland
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This morning I have written to the Cabinet Secretary for Justice @angelaconstance.bsky.social MSP to register our concern over plans by the Home Secretary to provide new protest policing powers to police forces in England and Wales and to ascertain if the CabSec intends to mirror this in Scots law.
October 8, 2025 at 10:12 AM
This morning I have written to the Cabinet Secretary for Justice @angelaconstance.bsky.social MSP to register our concern over plans by the Home Secretary to provide new protest policing powers to police forces in England and Wales and to ascertain if the CabSec intends to mirror this in Scots law.
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15 UK banks ordered to snoop on state pensioners and other benefit claimants under DWP crackdown.
No court order needed. No right of appeal.
Banks will pass cost to other customers.
Those accused of fraud won't get legal advice. The making of another Post Office type scandal.
No court order needed. No right of appeal.
Banks will pass cost to other customers.
Those accused of fraud won't get legal advice. The making of another Post Office type scandal.
15 banks ordered to snoop on state pensioners under DWP crackdown
The Telegraph newspaper reports banks will be required to monitor pensioners’ bank accounts and share payments data
www.birminghammail.co.uk
October 7, 2025 at 6:36 AM
15 UK banks ordered to snoop on state pensioners and other benefit claimants under DWP crackdown.
No court order needed. No right of appeal.
Banks will pass cost to other customers.
Those accused of fraud won't get legal advice. The making of another Post Office type scandal.
No court order needed. No right of appeal.
Banks will pass cost to other customers.
Those accused of fraud won't get legal advice. The making of another Post Office type scandal.
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👓👇#GenderPayGap
Today is the start of #ChallengePoverty Week.
#DYK women are more likely than men to:
🔶be in poverty
🔶experience in-work poverty
🔶experience persistent poverty
🔶find it harder to escape poverty
📢Action to tackle the #GenderPayGap is critical in tackling poverty.
#WeDemandBetter
#DYK women are more likely than men to:
🔶be in poverty
🔶experience in-work poverty
🔶experience persistent poverty
🔶find it harder to escape poverty
📢Action to tackle the #GenderPayGap is critical in tackling poverty.
#WeDemandBetter
October 6, 2025 at 9:37 AM
👓👇#GenderPayGap
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When it comes to intimidating racist protests including outside our homes or place of worship, Black and Asian people are supposed to just accept it and the government saying “we hear you” and “it is right to protest this” and “I love flags me”. No thought of “cumulative impact” for us!
NEW: Home Office announces planned new anti-protest powers, mainly aimed at pro-Gaza protests like those for Palestine Action. Police will be able to consider the "cumulative impact" of repeated protests and potentially order that they be relocated.
October 5, 2025 at 9:40 AM
When it comes to intimidating racist protests including outside our homes or place of worship, Black and Asian people are supposed to just accept it and the government saying “we hear you” and “it is right to protest this” and “I love flags me”. No thought of “cumulative impact” for us!
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Great to see this new report from Scottish Commission on Social Security on accessibility and the Scottish social security system.
Our new report highlights the views and concerns of people with communication needs who have accessed the social security system in Scotland. #scotland #socialsecurity
April 4, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Great to see this new report from Scottish Commission on Social Security on accessibility and the Scottish social security system.
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When any pupil goes to school, they should be able to do so safely, have appropriate toilets and changing rooms they can use, and be listened to and have their identity respected.
September 30, 2025 at 1:51 PM
When any pupil goes to school, they should be able to do so safely, have appropriate toilets and changing rooms they can use, and be listened to and have their identity respected.
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When I was in hospital a few years ago I had a nurse from Philippines, and was a number of support staff all vital to my care from different parts of the world. They saved my life. Without immigration our NHS would not be as strong!
Scotland thrives because people choose to make it their home. Migration isn’t something to fear, it’s the lifeblood of our communities and keeps our cities alive, our towns dynamic, and our society forward-looking. It’s one of Scotland’s greatest assets and we should be celebrating that!
The implication from Labour is that we, migrants, don't contribute enough, don't integrate enough, don't work enough.
Meanwhile I've volunteered in political activism for no pay, I've taken Gàidhlig evening classes, I make a living as an artist creating abstract renditions of Scottish landscapes.
Meanwhile I've volunteered in political activism for no pay, I've taken Gàidhlig evening classes, I make a living as an artist creating abstract renditions of Scottish landscapes.
October 1, 2025 at 10:42 AM
When I was in hospital a few years ago I had a nurse from Philippines, and was a number of support staff all vital to my care from different parts of the world. They saved my life. Without immigration our NHS would not be as strong!
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Scotland thrives because people choose to make it their home. Migration isn’t something to fear, it’s the lifeblood of our communities and keeps our cities alive, our towns dynamic, and our society forward-looking. It’s one of Scotland’s greatest assets and we should be celebrating that!
The implication from Labour is that we, migrants, don't contribute enough, don't integrate enough, don't work enough.
Meanwhile I've volunteered in political activism for no pay, I've taken Gàidhlig evening classes, I make a living as an artist creating abstract renditions of Scottish landscapes.
Meanwhile I've volunteered in political activism for no pay, I've taken Gàidhlig evening classes, I make a living as an artist creating abstract renditions of Scottish landscapes.
September 30, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Scotland thrives because people choose to make it their home. Migration isn’t something to fear, it’s the lifeblood of our communities and keeps our cities alive, our towns dynamic, and our society forward-looking. It’s one of Scotland’s greatest assets and we should be celebrating that!
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Today, we have launched our manifesto for housing ahead of the 2026 Scottish parliamentary elections, which sets out 5 key priorties that our members want the Scottish government to deliver to tackle the housing emergency and put the sector on a firm footing for the future:
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September 29, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Today, we have launched our manifesto for housing ahead of the 2026 Scottish parliamentary elections, which sets out 5 key priorties that our members want the Scottish government to deliver to tackle the housing emergency and put the sector on a firm footing for the future:
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Scrapping the two-child limit on benefits would be the most targeted and cost-effective way for the Government to meet its aim of reducing child poverty.
September 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Scrapping the two-child limit on benefits would be the most targeted and cost-effective way for the Government to meet its aim of reducing child poverty.
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We stand in solidarity with people seeking safety and against acts of violence and intimidation taking place in parts of the country.
Times are tough but people fleeing war and persecution are not to blame for Scotland’s problems. Everyone deserves to be safe and feel like they belong.
Times are tough but people fleeing war and persecution are not to blame for Scotland’s problems. Everyone deserves to be safe and feel like they belong.
September 12, 2025 at 1:06 PM
We stand in solidarity with people seeking safety and against acts of violence and intimidation taking place in parts of the country.
Times are tough but people fleeing war and persecution are not to blame for Scotland’s problems. Everyone deserves to be safe and feel like they belong.
Times are tough but people fleeing war and persecution are not to blame for Scotland’s problems. Everyone deserves to be safe and feel like they belong.
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Edinburgh City of Literature is looking for new trustees! If you have an interest in Edinburgh’s literary past, present or future, and relevant skills you might be willing to share with us, then do consider applying. cityofliterature.com/trusteerecru...
Edinburgh UNESCO City of Literature seeks new trustees - Edinburgh City of Literature Trust
Home of Words, Books, Ideas
cityofliterature.com
September 18, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Edinburgh City of Literature is looking for new trustees! If you have an interest in Edinburgh’s literary past, present or future, and relevant skills you might be willing to share with us, then do consider applying. cityofliterature.com/trusteerecru...
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☀️ On these warmer days, please check on your neighbours especially if they are older, disabled or chronically ill. This heat isn’t just unbearable but can very quickly become deadly.
- Keep windows closed and curtains drawn on the warmest days.
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- Keep windows closed and curtains drawn on the warmest days.
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June 30, 2025 at 1:55 PM
☀️ On these warmer days, please check on your neighbours especially if they are older, disabled or chronically ill. This heat isn’t just unbearable but can very quickly become deadly.
- Keep windows closed and curtains drawn on the warmest days.
(…)
- Keep windows closed and curtains drawn on the warmest days.
(…)
☀️ On these warmer days, please check on your neighbours especially if they are older, disabled or chronically ill. This heat isn’t just unbearable but can very quickly become deadly.
- Keep windows closed and curtains drawn on the warmest days.
(…)
- Keep windows closed and curtains drawn on the warmest days.
(…)
June 30, 2025 at 1:55 PM
☀️ On these warmer days, please check on your neighbours especially if they are older, disabled or chronically ill. This heat isn’t just unbearable but can very quickly become deadly.
- Keep windows closed and curtains drawn on the warmest days.
(…)
- Keep windows closed and curtains drawn on the warmest days.
(…)
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The Radio Teleswitch switch-off is happening at the end of June 2025. It controls the heating of around 120,000 households in Scotland.
You need your meter changed or risk losing heat or having your bills spiralling, contact your supplier now.
Watch our video to find out more.
You need your meter changed or risk losing heat or having your bills spiralling, contact your supplier now.
Watch our video to find out more.
June 13, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The Radio Teleswitch switch-off is happening at the end of June 2025. It controls the heating of around 120,000 households in Scotland.
You need your meter changed or risk losing heat or having your bills spiralling, contact your supplier now.
Watch our video to find out more.
You need your meter changed or risk losing heat or having your bills spiralling, contact your supplier now.
Watch our video to find out more.
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The Labour Govt is moving to abolish the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal. A tribunal where local authorities lose 96% of the time.
www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/governm...
www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/governm...
Government eyes abolition of SEND Tribunal
'Ground is being rolled' for major reform, as judges are told they will no longer be needed.
www.lawgazette.co.uk
June 11, 2025 at 1:21 PM
The Labour Govt is moving to abolish the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal. A tribunal where local authorities lose 96% of the time.
www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/governm...
www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/governm...
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I love this ❤️📚 www.glasgowlive.co.uk/whats-on/wha...
Glasgow has a new free book shop hoping to 'inspire' and encourage more readers
GET Free Books officially opened its doors inside Buchanan Galleries on Sunday, June 8, offering a range of novels for avid readers to immerse themselves into - without paying a single penny for them.
www.glasgowlive.co.uk
June 11, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I love this ❤️📚 www.glasgowlive.co.uk/whats-on/wha...