News - Welfare reform policies
GCVS is holding a General Election Hustings for charities, community groups, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. This election is one of the most important in decades and our sector sees first hand the impact of policy and politics on the lives of people...Read more...
Kids can’t wait for new income supplement, civil society tells First Minister
[Press Release, 24th June 2019] 70 leaders and organisations from across Scottish society have joined together to call on the First Minister to speed up the introduction of a new income supplement to tackle child poverty. [1] Poverty campaigners, faith leaders,...Read more...
Child Poverty Action Plan Briefing Session
Suzie Scott Everyone’s Children Project Manager Everyone’s Children held a briefing session on the Glasgow Local Child Poverty Action Report (LCPAR) on 12th February. The aim of the session was to ensure that third sector activities and issues were...Read more...
A Quick Guide to Welfare Benefits & Reforms March 2016
Find everything you need to know about Welfare Benefits & Reforms in this handy, pocket sized Quick Guide: Quick Guide to Welfare Benefits & Reforms March 2016 In this edition you’ll find a new section dedicated to Universal Credit, information about...Read more...
Surplus food offered to local charities

Welfare Benefits & Reforms: A drive for Plain English
Have you, or someone you work with, received a letter, email or other communication from The Department of Work & Pensions (DWP) or Jobcentre Plus (JCP) that was difficult to understand, didn’t make sense or was just wrong? If so, we’d like to hear...Read more...