Rural poverty – outputs from the SRIP session on 1st November 2023
Session curated by the Poverty Alliance team, which heard from rural stakeholders about what poverty means for their communities and their work. During the hybrid session, discussions focused on housing, transport, food, and fuel and energy – the essentials that are significantly more expensive in rural areas, creating a “rural poverty premium” and unjustly increasing hardship for those struggling on low incomes.
“Crucially, we wanted to learn about the inspiring ideas that haven’t quite got up and running, or the promising pilot projects that have since got stuck – and what sorts of change could help.” – The Poverty Alliance
Findings fed into Scottish Government Minimum Income Guarantee Steering Group and Scottish Parliament Cross Party Group on Poverty. Key recommendation includes the development of the Rural Delivery Plan through an anti-poverty lens.
Cross Party Group on Poverty – Report of inquiry into poverty-related stigma in Scotland
Making connections for good at the Scottish Rural & Islands Parliament