Today is the last day of #ChallengePoverty Week 2026.
Across Scotland, people of faith will be taking time to remember the injustice of poverty.
Together, we can build a better, more compassionate #Scotland. #CPW
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Trussell Scotland
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An anti-poverty charity and community of food banks working to end hunger in Scotland and across the UK 💚
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@carahilton.bsky.socialReposted by @trussellscot.bsky.socialLots of great conversations with MSPs, MPs, Cllr’s and activists at @scotlibdems.org.uk conference today, very grateful to everyone who took the time to chat about how we end the need for food banks in Scotland & across the UK.
Just a few of the pics 👇
@trussellscot.bsky.socialIt’s World Mental Health Day & also Day 6 of #ChallengePoverty week.
62% of people referred to food banks in our Trussell community have a mental health challenge.
We must invest in better & more timely access to mental health services & fix social security so everyone can afford the essentials
@trussellscot.bsky.socialScottish party conference season is underway! Today we’re at @scotlibdems chatting with MSPs, MPs, Cllrs and campaigners about how we end the need for food banks & build a future where we can all afford the essentials.
@povertyalliance.orgReposted by @trussellscot.bsky.socialToday is Day 5 of #ChallengePoverty Week - and it's also when we are holding our Annual General Meeting. Our chair Polly Jones of @trussellscot.bsky.social writes about the successes and challenges of the past year or so. #ScotlandDemandsBetter
www.povertyalliance.org/blog-poverty...
@trussellscot.bsky.socialFollowing the success of its #CashFirst programme, we’re calling on the Scottish Govt to continue & expand this to all local authority areas.
This should be part of an updated action plan to end the need for food banks in Scotland.
#ChallengePoverty
@trussellscot.bsky.socialDay 5 of #ChallengePoverty week is focused on investing in communities.
Access to #CashFirst support iand advice services in accessible places, is vital to ensuring people get the support they need - when and where they need it.
@trussellscot.bsky.socialIt’s Day 4 of #ChallengePoverty week. No child in Scotland should grow up in poverty but that’s the reality for 1 in 5 children. This must change.
We must see bolder action to meet 2030 targets including an increase in the Scottish Child Payment in the forthcoming #ScotBudget 👦
@trussellscot.bsky.socialDay 3 of #ChallengePoverty week & a call for action on fair work.
1 in 6 in work experience food insecurity in Scotland & increasingly work does not protect people from hunger & hardship.
This must change. Everyone in work should have a living wage, living hours & security.
@trussellscot.bsky.socialDay 2 of #ChallengePoverty week is focused on energy.
It’s simply not right that so many people are being forced to choose between heating and eating.
Everyone in Scotland deserves a warm home 🏠 & enough income to afford the essentials.
@shelterscotland.bsky.socialReposted by @trussellscot.bsky.social125,000 households are waiting for a social home in Scotland.
🏡 We must build at least 15,693 social homes every year of this Parliament to tackle the #HousingEmergency and reduce homelessness.
Help make that happen
➡️ shelterscotland.org/ActLeaders
@trussellscot.bsky.socialToday we’re at the launch of @jrf-uk.bsky.social’s Poverty in Scotland report.
We must see bolder & upscaled action from all levels of govt to end poverty & build a Scotland where everyone can afford the essentials.
More here 👇
@trussellscot.bsky.socialIt’s Day 1 of #ChallengePoverty Week and theme is social security.
The design & delivery of the social security system is the biggest driver of the need for food banks.
Investing in social security, accessible advice services & cash first support is key to ending hunger.
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@maltapar.bsky.socialReposted by @trussellscot.bsky.socialJust encouraging all churches celebrating harvest services over the coming Sundays to have a collection for your local Foodbank. Pleased that Dunfermline East Church will again be having our members donate food for Dunfermline Foodbank @trussellscot.bsky.social
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@trussellscot.bsky.socialThanks so much for your continued support 🙏 💚 @alisonstaylormp.bsky.social
@trussellscot.bsky.socialIn Heather Buckingham’s
new book, ‘A Taste for Change’, she combines research insights with real life experiences to explore why so many people are struggling - and what it would take to change that.
Read more and get your copy at ⤵️
policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/trade/a-tast...
@trussellscot.bsky.socialFood banks haven’t always been needed in Scotland or across the UK. Yet our community of food banks now provide millions of emergency food parcels a year. This isn’t right. In ‘A Taste for Change’, our Social Change Advisor asks: how do we build a food bank free future?
@helenbarnard.bsky.socialReposted by @trussellscot.bsky.socialIt was great to be able to give a couple of quick thoughts on Good Morning Britain this morning about the new social security plans announced by the the Conservatives.
Here's an article with a slightly longer version of my view on this: lnkd.in/eP6RwEc5
@carahilton.bsky.socialReposted by @trussellscot.bsky.socialEveryone should be able to afford a secure home too many people are making impossible choices between paying the rent, eating & keeping warm.
It’s time to close the growing gap between Local Housing Allowance & rising real rents.