Poverty

Many schoolgirls struggle to access period products

Margaret Sneddon won the community champion award for her commitment to raising funds - which included a ride in a motorcycle!

92-year-old pensioner fulfils lifelong dream of riding motorbike

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Glasgow schools continue to tackle period poverty

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Glasgow City Council facing twelve “very high” risks

Nearly a third of Children in Glasgow are currently living in poverty

Nearly a third of children in Glasgow are now living in poverty

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A new report from the British Medical Association said medics are struggling to cope with demand from patients whose health conditions are being made worse by poverty, poor housing, lack of heating and skipping meals

Glasgow one of the most ‘financially vulnerable’ areas in Scotland

Deliveroo has revealed what people in Rushden like to order

Glaswegians provide 27,000 meals to the homeless through Deliveroo

'The new deputy chairman of the Conservative Party, Lee Anderson is wrong to believe that charities supporting asylum seekers in Calais are involved in a multimillion-pound industry'. PIC: UK Parliament/PA Wire

Lee Anderson: ‘myth’ those on Universal credit are in poverty

A child carries a tray with food during lunch-break at St Mary’s RC Primary School, in Battersea, south London.

Number of children in food poverty nearly doubles to four million

The York based Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) has released its annual report, showing some 13.4 million people were in poverty during 2020/21, including 3.9 million children.
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Thousands more children living in poverty in Glasgow after pandemic

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Free School Meals For All bill reading delayed in Parliament

A woman holds a shopping basket of groceries.

Cost of living: Groceries cost could soar by £1.7bn

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A Glasgow chairty is helping thousands as cost of living rises.

Worker who sold TV among thousands helped by Glasgow charity

Child poverty is said to be the worst in the North East, with reports indicating a 47% level of child poverty

Child poverty in Glasgow rose during the pandemic, research shows

Mr Sunak announced that the earnings threshold will rise to £12,570 from July

What the National Insurance change means for average Glasgow worker

Fairtrade cocoa farmer Bismark Kpabitey (photo: Fairtrade Africa)

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Millions of households are living in food poverty

Kirsten Oswald challenges the UK Government to tackle food insecurity

Action is needed to tackle the root causes of child poverty and reduce its impact.

Action required in East Renfrewshire to tackle child poverty

Challenge Poverty Week hopes to be able to effect some change to residents circumstances.

Poverty can be a cruel master

Ali Wright, marathon runner

Poverty charity set to benefit from Ali's efforts

Rockvilla to launch First Launch of First Nights partnership between Wheatley Foundation and the National Theatre of Scotland.

Project aims to ensure disadvantaged kids get the opportunity to visit a theatre

New council fairness commissioner appointed

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