Young men in Scotland are facing similar levels of poverty as children, according to a new report by the Scottish Health Equity Research Unit…

Eventbrite - Tax and Social Policy Group presents Poverty and Tax Conference - SPA Tax and Social Policy Group - Friday, 5 December 2025 at Level 9, Technology and Innovation Centre (TIC) Conference, ...

The Social Policy Association's Tax and Social Policy Group's annual conference is on the theme of Poverty and Tax.

Recorded at the Fraser of Allander 50th Anniversary Conference, the Technology Innovation Centre, September 19th 2025. Featuring: Emma Congreve (SHERU Co-Lead and Deputy Director of the Fraser of…

Shocking report slates Scottish Government for failing to build for future success with joined-up policies to reverse our nation's shameful record on drugs, alcohol and suicide deaths

Prevention Watch is a regular Scottish Health Equity Research Unit (SHERU) briefing that looks at prevention as a means of public service delivery to reduce health inequalities in Scotland.

Unemployment in Scotland is down while it has risen in the rest of the UK, but can the figures be trusted?

Released 17 June 2025, the Scottish Government–COSLA Population Health Framework champions primary prevention and whole-system collaboration to narrow Scotland’s socioeconomic health gap. Its…

In this webinar, SHERU will speak with experts in primary prevention models from Ireland and Iceland.

It’s been a busy week of events and announcements. The week kicked off with an announcement on a UK-EU trade deal. Some of the details on this are…

The First Minister unveils the Programme for Government for the year running up to the Holyrood election

Join us for our second webinar, focusing on child poverty in Scotland and its relationship with health inequality.

We spoke to 24 people in Scotland with a learning disability to understand their experiences of money, benefits and care. This video highlights some of their...

We are in the midst of a flurry of announcements and releases from the UK and Scottish Governments. Earlier in the week, we responded to the Welfare…

The Green Paper on ill health and disability welfare reform published on the 18th March follows weeks of media speculation on UK Government changes to incapacity and disability benefits. While full…

Two new studies of the health impacts of cash transfers reach conflicting conclusions. Are there lessons for Scottish efforts to improve health and reduce health inequalities?

an explainer to get people up to speed on the benefits in scope and what has been happening in recent years on incapacity and disability benefits

The Social Policy Association’s Tax and Social Policy Group would like to hear from anyone who is hoping to present a paper which involves a tax dimension at…

Co-leads for the Scottish Health Equity Research Unit (SHERU) – Deputy Director of the Fraser of Allander Institute Emma Congreve, and the Centre for Health Policy’s Professor Katherine Smith – have…

Welcome to the Tourism & hospitality Toolkit. The Tourism and Hospitality Toolkit is designed to support employers and employees across Scotland's dynamic hospitality and tourism sector. Whether you’r...

This year, the Fraser of Allander Institute turns 50! 🎉 After kicking off 2025 with plenty of discussions on economic and fiscal challenges, we’re shifting gears to share some exciting news.

More than 10,000 children are living in temporary accommodation across Scotland after an increase of 6% over a period of 12 months, new figures have revealed.

Job PurposeThis role offers an outstanding opportunity to contribute to a major new, multi-institution programme of research examining the intersection of health and justice issues in Scotland, as ...

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Unit members Allison Catalano, David Jack and Fiona McHardy talk through our commentary and analysis from the end of 2024, followed by a brief Q&A session. H...

Prevention Watch is a regular Scottish Health Equity Research Unit (SHERU) briefing that looks at prevention as a means of public service delivery to reduce health inequalities in Scotland. By…

On Tuesday January 19th, we will be presenting an overview of outputs since our launch in September.

The SPA's Tax and Social Policy Group is holding a conference on Wealth Inequality, Tax & Social Policy on 16/1/25 from 10:30-3:45pm

It was a Scottish Budget where what was left unsaid was just as consequential as what Shona Robison mentioned in her 30-minute statement…

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Adult disability benefits are non-means tested payments available to people with ill health or a disability to compensate for some of the additional costs of living. These payments are not dependent…

Ever since Budget day, there has been an ongoing conversation about the largest tax rise announced by the Chancellor on 30th October. Many sectors of the economy have been calculating the cost of…

2024-25 has been a financial year of tribulations in terms of the Scottish Government’s ability

Will there be any relief for the retail and hospitality sector?