Trussell Scotland

Two fifths of people referred to a @trusselluk.bsky.social food bank in Scotland have experienced some form of homelessness in the past year.

This isn’t right. Everyone in Scotland deserves a warm and secure home 🏠 #WeDemandBetter

It’s Day 3 of #ChallengePoverty week & we’re calling for better investment in life’s essentials to ensure everyone has a warm homes and access to better public transport and public services. #WeDemandBetter

Read more here 👇
www.povertyalliance.org/wp-content/u...

We know the public debt crisis in the UK is trapping families in poverty and holding them there. The fact 1 in 4 children in England have school meal debt shows the financial strain families are under. Read more about our latest school meal debt research: www.aberlour.org.uk/news-item/ne... #CPW25

It’s Day 2 of #ChallengePoverty week. With 1 in 4 referred to @trusselluk.bsky.social
food banks in Scotland in work, we must see action to ensure every job has a living wage and living hours & to make work accessible for all.
#WeDemandBetter

More here 👇
www.povertyalliance.org/wp-content/u...

Around 1 in 4 children in Scotland are in poverty. On top of this writing are four children running, part of a saltire and the logo - JRF, Scottish Election.

Around 1 in 4 children in Scotland are living in poverty.

Poverty remains far too high, and people are feeling overlooked and ignored by politicians.

The next Scottish Parliament is an opportunity to build a better future for all children in Scotland. 🔽 1/4

Will you be at #SNP25 this weekend? Come and join #EndChildPoverty's fringe event to explore what must happen now to meet the 2030 child poverty targets

🗓️Saturday 11th October, 12:30-13:30
📍Meeting Room 4, TECA (Aberdeen)

Everyone should be able to afford the essentials and a Minimum Income Guarantee would provide a secure foundation for all of us.
#ChallengePoverty #WeDemandBetter

Learn more here:
www.povertyalliance.org/wp-content/u...

We’re really excited to be at @savechildrensco.bsky.social & @jrf-uk.bsky.social Changing the Story launch today in Edinburgh.

Looking forward to a inspiring day focused on how we tell the new story of child poverty in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

The two-child limit is cruel and unjust. It must be scrapped.

Brilliant! 👏

Thanks to everyone donating to Dunfermline Foodbank as part of their harvest service. Six crates (108kg) collected from Dunfermline East Church with Cairneyhill Church also delivering donations to the warehouse from their service with Dunfermline St Columba's next Sunday. @trussellscot.bsky.social

Change happens when we step up and demand it.

Join the march for all of us. #Edinburgh #25Oct #ScotlandDemandsBetter

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One million Scots faced hunger last year including 1 in 4 children.

This isn’t right.

Today we’re in the Scottish Parliament with our team of lived experience experts to share our research and demand better.

We’re excited to be at @povertyalliance.org’s
Minimum Income Guarantee campaign launch today! 😁

Everyone should be able to afford the essentials.

A minimum income guarantee would provide a #SecureFoundation for all of us.

A young woman who works for a food bank is putting items on a warehouse shelf. She is putting a packet of microwaveable rice onto a shelf. A headline from the Independent is on top: 'Breaking news: Britain's hunger crisis laid bare as 14 million going without food because they can't afford it.'

Over 14 MILLION people faced hunger in the UK last year due to a lack of money.

Our latest research shows:
‼️ 2.5m more people are facing hunger compared to 3 years ago
🚸 3.8m children faced hunger
💼 Nearly 1/3 of people referred to our food banks were in a household where someone's working

White box with Independent Age logo and a light blue silhouette map of Scotland. The text reads, "More than half of older people in Scotland think the social security system works poorly for pensioners."

Scottish pensioner poverty is at a 20-year high - almost 160,000 older people.

@trussellscot.bsky.social shows food parcels for older people are up 101% over the past 5 years. Scotland needs a pensioner poverty strategy to stop this trend.

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New shocking research from @trussellscot.bsky.social on the clear signs that hunger is engrained in Scotland. This isn’t right. But we CAN change this. Hunger doesn’t have to be a normal part of life. #ScotlandDemandsBetter 👇

🚨 NEW: @trussellscot.bsky.social shows 1 MILLION in Scotland faced hunger last year.
👶 210,000 were children
👩‍🏭 1 in 4 were in work

This isn’t right. Hunger shouldn’t be normal. We can change this. #ScotlandDemandsBetter

👉 www.trussell.org.uk/publications...

🚨 BREAKING: 1 million people faced hunger and hardship in Scotland last year due to a lack of money. This includes 210,000 children.

Scottish and UK governments must act NOW to end hunger.

We demand better than millions facing hunger in our communities.

Read more here: bit.ly/HungerInScot...

Want to help us end hunger in Scotland? 💚

Food banks in our community in Scotland are recruiting Trustees!

Find out more and apply 👉 www.trussell.org.uk/our-work/sco...

We’re excited to be in Northern Ireland today for the Anti Poverty Strategy Group’s Rising Together Against Poverty conference.

Looking forward to an inspiring day of discussion about the way forward & to sharing lessons from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #RiseAgainstPoverty

A cut out of a white, male food bank trustee. He is holding a crate of sliced bread and smiling. Black and green text is next to him, which reads: 'help end hunger in Scotland'

Want to help us end hunger in Scotland? 💚

Food banks in our community in Scotland are recruiting Trustees!

Find out more and apply 👉 t.co/97fMolISvE

Want to help us end hunger in Scotland? 💚

Food banks in our community in Scotland are recruiting Trustees!

Find out what it's like to be a trustee ⬇️ and sign up here 👉 bit.ly/40UPuzr

🗓️ Save the date!

On Sat 25 Oct we’ll be in Edinburgh to support #ScotlandDemandsBetter – better security, better jobs & better public services.

Join us at 10.30am at the @parliament.scot
👉 www.scotland-demands-better.com

The Carers Parliament 2025 is your chance to put your concerns and questions on caring directly to national and local Government decision-makers.

📅 Thursday 30th October
💻 Join online

Book your place today 👇https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NYHXCRV

Change happens when we stand together to win it!

@povertyalliance.org are taking the #ScotlandDemandsBetter message across the country - starting in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee.

Please share with your networks!
www.scotland-demands-better.com/events

❗Scrapping the two-child limit would lift 670,000 people out of severe hardship.

It would mean fewer families would need to turn to a food bank, and would give children a fairer start in life.

Want to help us end hunger in Scotland? 💚

Food banks in our community in Scotland are recruiting Trustees!

Find out what it's like to be a trustee ⬇️ and sign up here 👉 bit.ly/40UPuzr

Change for the better happens when people stand together and demand it.

Join the march for all of us!

#ScotlandDemandsBetter

✍️ Sign up: www.scotland-demands-better.com

A graphic of a Venn diagram. The top circle reads: 'low income', the circle on the right reads 'high rent and bills' and the third circle reads 'lack of health support'. The text in the middle reads 'hunger and hardship'. Text at the top of the graphic reads 'Hunger isn't one-dimensional'

People turn to food banks when they don't have enough money to survive.

Lots of people are in-between jobs, have health conditions or are looking after loved ones.

And some people are in work that doesn't pay enough to get by.