Publications

This report, produced by Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland, explores how scholarship and bursary offers interact with Universal Credit and other key benefits for students.

This Impact and Insights report, focused on our theme of Nurturing Relationships, starts to tell the story about the differences we are contributing to as we seek to prevent and reduce poverty and trauma in Scotland.

Building on the existing evidence base around low-income families being pushed into debt and arrears by public bodies, Iota Social Research was commissioned to explore policy and practice solutions at a local level with a particular focus on the role of local authorities and third sector partners.

We are pleased to share the final evaluation report of Social Bridging Finance (SBF), a funding model which aimed to enhance the sustainability of public services, particularly those of a preventative nature.

Commissioned by The Robertson Trust and authored by IPPR Scotland, with Professor Morag Treaner serving as project advisor, 'Debt and Arrears in Scotland: Putting Money Owed to Public Bodies at the Forefront of the Cost-of-Living Crisis' underlines how vulnerable many households are in the face of increasing costs and mounting debt.

This booklet tells the story of Scotland's largest independent grant-maker, The Robertson Trust.