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Tackling Poverty and Inequalities |
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Poverty is technically defined as when a person's household income (adjusted for the size and composition of the household) is less than 60% of the UK average income.
The Government also uses a measure to assess fuel poverty, based not only on income but also on fuel prices and the energy efficiency of homes.
Poverty is much more than just low income. The factors that generate poverty are wide-ranging and encompass many aspects of day-to-day life such as health, housing, educational attainment, employability and access to services.
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19 July 2010
SURF Awards for Best Practice in Community Regeneration - 19/07/2010
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7 June 2010
FREE Community Engagement Courses
(2 days)
If you work in a community-based group or agency and are involved in food and health activities then you are welcome to apply for this free training. Applicants can choose to attend the course in Perth or Glasgow
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2 June 2010
Scottish Rural Equality Network
This is an opportunity for you to link up with people from across rural Scotland and take part in a groundbreaking national event without having to leave your own area!
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22 April 2010
SURF is Scotland's independent regeneration network.
Its overall objective is to improve the health and wellbeing of residents in Scotland’s disadvantaged communities.
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7th April 2010
Employability Learning Network
e-bulletin
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1st April 2010
View the Second edition of the Scottish Jobcentre Plus newsletter which aims to keep stakeholders up-to-date with the latest news, progress of the modernisation programme, forthcoming changes to benefit rules, updates on performance as well as news on important policy issues which affect customers.
Jobcentre Plus Newsletter
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9th February 2010
Families can move in and out of poverty, with some of them becoming trapped in a cycle. What causes this and how does it relate to unemployment and low pay?
Cycles of poverty, unemployment and low pay
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8th February 2010
Backing Young Britain, Young Person’s Guarantee, Future Jobs Fund E-bulletin
No.3 January 2010
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8th February 2010
The Pandemonium Peterhead Youth Regeneration Project Report was partly funded through the Fairer Scotland Fund and has been held up as a good example of Community Planning in Action.
Pandemonium Peterhead Youth Regeneration Project Report
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8th January 2010
Two reports were published on 21st December 2009 relating to money advice services in Scotland. One of which was a review of recent literature about methods of giving money advice and the other was a statistical report about numbers of people using face-to-face money advice services in Scotland.
Money Advice Giving Methods: A Review of Selected Recent Literature
Statistical Report
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8th January 2010
Financial services and products are growing ever more complex, as a result there is a growing need for increased levels of financial literacy.
Guide to Delivering Financial Literacy
Produced by SAFE at Toynbee Hall, 2006
Financial Learning Online Website
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27th November 2009
Pandemonium in Peterhead - photos and write-up from the event led by Theatre Modo.
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27th November 2009
Equal Communities in a Fairer Scotland - a joint statement from COSLA and the Scottish Government.
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