The Poverty Alliance is organising a series of member seminars to discuss Scotland’s next Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan, with 2 in-person sessions focused on key policy areas relevant to the next plan: whole family approaches, and the role of paid work.

These sessions have been organised to provide an opportunity for Poverty Alliance members to feed into the development of the next Plan, sharing their insight and expertise on these policy areas and the action needed.

Whole Family Approaches

Wednesday 7 May, 10am – 2pm, followed by lunch, at the Recital Room, City Halls, Glasgow: BOOKING LINK

“The importance of holistic whole family approaches in meeting the needs of families is visible in the current Child Poverty Delivery Plan, with commitments such as the Whole Family Wellbeing Fund. The First Minister has reiterated a commitment to this approach as being central to the Government’s national mission to eradicate child poverty. There is an opportunity for the anti-poverty movement to come together to push for tangible actions to embed this approach. Join us to discuss what more can be done to embed whole family approaches, and how can this model help us to meet our child poverty targets. This will be a chance to learn more about whole family approaches, and put forward recommendations for the next Child Poverty Delivery Plan.”

The Role of Paid Work

Wednesday 21 May, 10am – 2pm, followed by lunch, at the Grassmarket Community Project, Edinburgh: BOOKING LINK

“The current Plan includes welcome actions on paid work and employment support but there have been a number of implementation gaps and budget cuts which have hampered progress. Three-quarters of children in poverty in Scotland live in a household where someone is in paid work. Despite the Scottish Government’s policy ambitions to become a fair work nation and welcome progress through the real Living Wage, paid work is not yet functioning as the sustainable route out of poverty that it should be. Join this seminar to discuss what action is needed in employment to meet our child poverty targets. What can be done to ensure that everyone has access to decent work with fair wages and sustainable hours? How can we tackle continued structural inequalities faced by women, Black and minority ethnic people and disabled people? This will be an opportunity to learn more about the options that exist in fair work policy-making and to put forward recommendations for the next Plan.”

Further Information

To book your place at either seminar, please click on the respective booking link above. Please note that these sessions are open to Poverty Alliance members only.

For further information, visit the Poverty Alliance website, contact them by phone: 0141 353 0440 (press 1 when requested), or email: admin@povertyalliance.org