What we're reading - 3rd September
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What we're reading
Housing: Young People and Families Experiences
This report from Includem explores the challenges facing families and young people in accessing suitable housing, directly informed by their voices and experiences. It highlights how accessing housing is incredibly difficult, with long waiting times, complicated applications and systems, and poor housing housing that doesn't meet young people's needs.
Challenge Poverty Week - 6 - 12 October
Challenge Poverty Week is an opportunity for you to raise your voice against poverty and unite with others in calling for a just and equal Scotland. Following the week, a march for Scotland Demands Better will take place in Edinburgh , highlighting the key actions that need to taken to tackle Scotland's persistent poverty.
Understanding Scotland Economy Tracker – August 2025
The Understanding Scotland Economy Tracker is a tool for capturing how people are experiencing and interpreting the nations’s shifting economic landscape. This latest wave reveals a public still deeply concerned about the future, but with subtle signs of stabilisation in how current conditions are perceived.
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