Are you at #SNP25 this weekend? Come and join #EndChildPoverty's fringe event to hear from speakers including Cabinet Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville to explore what must happen now to meet the 2030 child poverty targets
Today Saturday 11th October 12:30-13:30 #Aberdeen @trussellscot.bsky.social

The Independent Food Aid Network was one of 86 charities signing this joint statement on the UC & PIP Bill bit.ly/4nuLQ8X

Good to be united in our calls for an #EssentialsGuarantee in Westminster today @bcfoodbank.bsky.social @jencoleman1.bsky.social @deewoods.bsky.social #CashFirst

We're glad to be in Westminster today calling for an #EssentialsGuarantee @ifanuk.bsky.social member representatives from across the UK are meeting with their local MPs to urge them to act #CashFirst @charlottemwhite.bsky.social @trusselluk.bsky.social @trussellscot.bsky.social

Find out about our 'Worrying About Money?' resources project in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland and the work we undertook in 2024...
bit.ly/wam-england-...
@abbypreston01.bsky.social @emmaosterberg.bsky.social #CashFirst

Book your place on our joint Scotland-wide Money Counts training course running next Wednesday 21st of May from 10-11am

➡️ bit.ly/moneycounts-...

@citizensadvicescot.bsky.social @trussellscot.bsky.social
#CashFirst

As part of ⁦End Child Poverty we’re co-hosting this morning’s breakfast fringe event on what’s needed to end child poverty in Scotland
⁦Powerful contribution from Sahar of @changingrealities.bsky.social on the value of the Scottish Child Payment and what more needs to be done #ScotLab25

If you’ll be at #ScotLab25 tomorrow, come along to our End Child Poverty breakfast fringe event (8.30-9.30am) on What's needed to end child poverty in Scotland?
@kirstymcneill.bsky.social Paul O'Kane @trussellscot.bsky.social @oxfamscotland.bsky.social @opfs.org.uk @changingrealities.bsky.social

Book your place at the @trussellscot.bsky.social @ifanuk.bsky.social #CashFirstCommunities 2025 conference on the 10th of March.

We'll be exploring how #cashfirst partnerships and improved access to advice can help build a Scotland where no one needs charitable food aid.

Sign up 👉 bit.ly/cfc-2025

As members of the EndChildPoverty coalition in Scotland we fully support cpaguk.bsky.social Scotland director John Dickie's statement in response to the Scottish Budget👇
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Our latest newsletter is available at bit.ly/IFANDecNewsl...
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📢 As part of the @EndChildPoverty Coalition, we are today launching a set of eight tests that the government’s child poverty strategy must meet if it is to deliver on ending child poverty in this country.

👉 Read more: endchildpoverty.org.uk/8_tests/

There is nothing inevitable about child poverty. It is vital that all possible resources are raised and allocated in this Scottish Budget to deliver the change that is needed to #EndChildPoverty @scottishgovernment.bsky.social

Read EndChildPoverty’s pre-budget briefing: tinyurl.com/4wn3hcz

NEW ScotCen evaluation of ‘Worrying About Money?’ resources (bit.ly/WAM-resources) published today.

Report follows interviews with members of the public facing financial insecurity across Scotland.

Read the full report➡️ bit.ly/WAMguide-eva...

@gov.scot.web.brid.gy #CashFirst 1/4

We were glad to support @jrf-uk.bsky.social and @trusselluk.bsky.social today in Parliament Square as they call for #UniversalCredit to increase. Thank you to our Member Support and Policy Officer @charlottemwhite.bsky.social for representing us #CashFirst

In case you missed our #CashFirst Communities South West online conference with Trussell you can watch it back at www.youtube.com/watch?v=qicT...

Below is our What makes a #cashfirst community puzzle? which we first shared at our joint #CashFirstCommunities conference in Glasgow in March 2024