Child Poverty and the Housing Emergency 28 October 2024 A new joint report by Shelter Scotland and Aberlour presents clear evidence that Scotland’s housing emergency and child poverty are linked.
PAS Case Study: Aberlour 8 October 2024 This case study highlights the work of Aberlour and explores one mum's experience of their support through the Urgent Assistance Fund.
Child and parental wellbeing: measuring outcomes and understanding their relation with poverty 7 March 2024 Enhancing wellbeing is a crucial element of supporting the lives of children, young people and families living in poverty. This Scottish Government report represents a first step in assessing wellbeing outcomes and understanding their relation with poverty for low income families.
Poverty-proofing for families in or on the edges of care 1 August 2023 The report highlights the hard truths about the impact poverty can have - both financially and emotionally - on families when facing the care system, and the existing gap in service provision.
The indivisibility of parental and child mental health and why poverty matters 6 June 2023 This study examines the relationship between parental and child mental health and explores how poverty can affect this.
How public debt and arrears are experienced by low-income families 5 June 2023 Outlines the impact that public debt has on low-income families in Scotland and indicates how they are experiencing a ‘debt crisis’.
Deeping poverty in Scotland - no one left behind? 18 April 2023 This briefing investigates the pattern of poverty within Scotland - particularly those living in very deep poverty in Scotland.
Parental Omnibus findings - briefing 7 February 2022 Sets out the findings from the 2021 Ipsos Scotland poll of parents in Scotland in which a representative sample of 1,004 parents across Scotland were interviewed.