This report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation provides the current state of play for households on low incomes during the cost of living crisis. It is the third in a series of large scale studies of households in the bottom 40% of incomes, conducted in October 2021, May/June 2022 and October/ November 2022. It reveals …
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Going under and without – JRF’s cost of living tracker winter 2022/23
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Area of Work: Food poverty and access
Ending the need for food banks
In late October, the Scottish Government published its consultation analysis on the Ending the need for food banks draft plan. It received over 400 responses to the consultation that took place late 2021 and early 2022. Overall, respondents agreed with the approaches the draft plan has to ensure cash first approaches and pathways out of …
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Area of Work: Food poverty and access
Whole Systems Approach to diet and healthy weight early adopter process evaluation
Public Health Scotland has published the process evaluation of the Whole Systems Approach (WSA) to the diet and healthy weight early adopter programme, which is accompanied by a suite of case studies. In partnership with Scottish Government, Food Standards Scotland and Obesity Action Scotland, PHS supported local areas, known as “early adopters”, to pilot a WSA to diet …
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CFHS webinar: cash-first approaches to food insecurity
Update 30 November 2022 – webinar recording available What can community food initiatives do to prevent food insecurity and promote cash-first responses? In the last few years, many community food initiatives and food aid organisations have tried to get beyond providing food aid by redirecting people to services that provide income maximisation support such as …
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Area of Work: Food poverty and access
A new campaign aimed at supporting people across Scotland through the current cost of living crisis has launched.
The cost of living crisis presents an ongoing challenge to people and families across Scotland, with many struggling to make ends meet. As part of its response to this situation, the Scottish Government has launched a marketing campaign promoting a new website that brings together in one place information on support, grants, benefits and advice, …
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Vacancy at Perth & Kinross Council
Perth & Kinross Good Food Partnership are currently recruiting for a full-time Good Food Project Officer to work with teams across the council and with multiple partner organisations to develop and deliver a Good Food Programme strategy. More information available on the myjobscotland website.
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Vulnerable consumers advised of ongoing risk of Listeria associated with ready to eat smoked fish
Food Standards Scotland (FSS), the UKHSA and the Food Standards Agency (FSA) are reinforcing their advice to vulnerable groups of consumers in relation to the risks of Listeria monocytogenes infection linked to ready to eat smoked fish. The advice to those who are over 65, pregnant or have weakened immune systems is that they should ensure that …
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Scottish Health Survey: Content Review
The Scottish Health Survey team have launched a review of its content and are encouraging all current and prospective users to take part. The review will assess the current content of the survey with a view to informing decisions for the survey from 2024 onwards. The aims of the review are: To understand how existing …
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Community Action Fund
The Community Action Fund exists to support grassroots campaigning and community organising in the UK, and will provide one-off grants between £2,500 and £20,000. These grants are available to grassroots organisations that are building the power of their community and campaigning for long-term change. More information on the Civic Power website.