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An anti-poverty charity and community of food banks working to end hunger in Scotland and across the UK 💚

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Trussell Scotland @trussellscot.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
We’re hosting a joint fringe at @thesnpmedia.bsky.social conference later this week with our friends in the @endchildpoverty.bsky.social coalition. Join us to hear about how we can achieve the ambition to end child poverty.   📆 Friday 16th October 🕰️ 9:15-10:15am 📍 Meeting Room 6, TECA #Aberdeen
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Trussell Scotland @trussellscot.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Universal Credit doesn't know the price of a pint of milk. Or a weekly food shop. Or a heating bill. Leaving millions without enough to survive and forced to turn to food banks. 🫸 It’s time for change. We're calling for Universal Credit to be set based on actual living costs.
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Trussell Scotland @trussellscot.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Today is the last day of #ChallengePoverty Week 2026. Across Scotland, people of faith will be taking time to remember the injustice of poverty. Together, we can build a better, more compassionate #Scotland. #CPW
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Cara Hilton @carahilton.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Lots of great conversations with MSPs, MPs, Cllr’s and activists at @scotlibdems.org.uk conference today, very grateful to everyone who took the time to chat about how we end the need for food banks in Scotland & across the UK. Just a few of the pics 👇
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Trussell Scotland @trussellscot.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
It’s World Mental Health Day & also Day 6 of #ChallengePoverty week. 62% of people referred to food banks in our Trussell community have a mental health challenge. We must invest in better & more timely access to mental health services & fix social security so everyone can afford the essentials
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Trussell Scotland @trussellscot.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Scottish party conference season is underway! Today we’re at @scotlibdems chatting with MSPs, MPs, Cllrs and campaigners about how we end the need for food banks & build a future where we can all afford the essentials.
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The Poverty Alliance @povertyalliance.org · 09/10/2026
Today is Day 5 of #ChallengePoverty Week - and it's also when we are holding our Annual General Meeting. Our chair Polly Jones of @trussellscot.bsky.social writes about the successes and challenges of the past year or so. #ScotlandDemandsBetter www.povertyalliance.org/blog-poverty...
We will continue to press the hopeful, inclusive calls for change that were at the heart of Scotland Demands Better. If you were part of that movement, thank you... And if you are not a member, now is the time to join us. We need your effort, evidence and commitment to secure the changes that will reduce poverty for good.
Polly Jones, Trussell Trust.
Chair of The Poverty Alliance
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Trussell Scotland @trussellscot.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Following the success of its #CashFirst programme, we’re calling on the Scottish Govt to continue & expand this to all local authority areas. This should be part of an updated action plan to end the need for food banks in Scotland. #ChallengePoverty
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Trussell Scotland @trussellscot.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Day 5 of #ChallengePoverty week is focused on investing in communities. Access to #CashFirst support iand advice services in accessible places, is vital to ensuring people get the support they need - when and where they need it.
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Trussell Scotland @trussellscot.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
It’s Day 4 of #ChallengePoverty week. No child in Scotland should grow up in poverty but that’s the reality for 1 in 5 children. This must change. We must see bolder action to meet 2030 targets including an increase in the Scottish Child Payment in the forthcoming #ScotBudget 👦
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Trussell Scotland @trussellscot.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Day 3 of #ChallengePoverty week & a call for action on fair work. 1 in 6 in work experience food insecurity in Scotland & increasingly work does not protect people from hunger & hardship. This must change. Everyone in work should have a living wage, living hours & security.
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Trussell Scotland @trussellscot.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Day 2 of #ChallengePoverty week is focused on energy. It’s simply not right that so many people are being forced to choose between heating and eating. Everyone in Scotland deserves a warm home 🏠 & enough income to afford the essentials.
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Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
125,000 households are waiting for a social home in Scotland. 🏡 We must build at least 15,693 social homes every year of this Parliament to tackle the #HousingEmergency and reduce homelessness. Help make that happen ➡️ shelterscotland.org/ActLeaders
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Trussell Scotland @trussellscot.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Today we’re at the launch of @jrf-uk.bsky.social’s Poverty in Scotland report. We must see bolder & upscaled action from all levels of govt to end poverty & build a Scotland where everyone can afford the essentials. More here 👇
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Trussell Scotland @trussellscot.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It’s Day 1 of #ChallengePoverty Week and theme is social security. The design & delivery of the social security system is the biggest driver of the need for food banks. Investing in social security, accessible advice services & cash first support is key to ending hunger.
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Trussell Scotland @trussellscot.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Email: press@trussell.org.uk
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Peter Lloyd @maltapar.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Just encouraging all churches celebrating harvest services over the coming Sundays to have a collection for your local Foodbank. Pleased that Dunfermline East Church will again be having our members donate food for Dunfermline Foodbank @trussellscot.bsky.social @trusselluk.bsky.social
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Trussell Scotland @trussellscot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Thanks so much for your continued support 🙏 💚 @alisonstaylormp.bsky.social
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Trussell Scotland @trussellscot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In Heather Buckingham’s new book, ‘A Taste for Change’, she combines research insights with real life experiences to explore why so many people are struggling - and what it would take to change that. Read more and get your copy at ⤵️ policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/trade/a-tast...
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Trussell Scotland @trussellscot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Food banks haven’t always been needed in Scotland or across the UK. Yet our community of food banks now provide millions of emergency food parcels a year. This isn’t right. In ‘A Taste for Change’, our Social Change Advisor asks: how do we build a food bank free future?
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Helen Barnard @helenbarnard.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It was great to be able to give a couple of quick thoughts on Good Morning Britain this morning about the new social security plans announced by the the Conservatives. Here's an article with a slightly longer version of my view on this: lnkd.in/eP6RwEc5
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Cara Hilton @carahilton.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Everyone should be able to afford a secure home too many people are making impossible choices between paying the rent, eating & keeping warm. It’s time to close the growing gap between Local Housing Allowance & rising real rents. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Pay rent, eat or keep warm? Growing numbers face hard choices as housing benefit gap grows
Wirral mother among renters turning to food banks as gap between a two-bed and housing benefit hits £158 a month – rising to as much as £324 in London
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Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🚨 Twice as many children are waking up without a home compared to a decade ago, new Scottish Govt stats reveal. Decades of under investment in social homes means 10,715 children are now trapped in temporary accommodation. Help us fight for an end to child homelessness 👉 shelterscotland.org/ActCH
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Trussell Scotland @trussellscot.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Universal Credit doesn't add up. Too many people can't afford the essentials. This must change - send your MP a postcard to let them know. 👇 universalcredit.trusselltrust.justpost.cards
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Trussell Scotland @trussellscot.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
It’s #NationalFoodbankDay today but 26 years ago there was no food bank day because there were no food banks. Now, because of the cost of living and our poor social security system there’s more than 1,400 in the Trussell community alone. Yet no mention in the recent Programme for Govt. 🤔
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Trussell Scotland @trussellscot.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Programme for Government today and we’ll be looking for action to: 🔹 End the need for food banks 🔹 Support people in crisis with better advice & #CashFirst approaches 🔹 Tackle child poverty 🔹 End child homelessness 🔹 Invest in social security and employment support. #PFG
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Trussell Scotland @trussellscot.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Read the letter to the First Minister here 👇
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Trussell Scotland @trussellscot.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
We have joined families, @shelterscotland.bsky.social & partners to call on the First Minister to act now to end the scandal of child homelessness.
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Trussell Scotland @trussellscot.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
🗞️ And thanks to The Scotsman for covering our research and asks of the Scottish Government. You can read the article here 👉 www.scotsman.com/news/hundred...
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Hundreds of thousands of young Scots cutting back on food due to financial squeeze
Over a quarter of those surveyed have borrowed money or sold possessions in order to get by
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Trussell Scotland @trussellscot.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
We're calling on the Scottish Government and our new PM to take urgent action. Food banks should not be a part of young people's futures. Read our full research 🔽 www.trussell.org.uk/news-and-res...
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Financial hardship delaying major life milestones for young people | Trussell
A survey of more than 4,700 young people found financial hardship is forcing many to delay major life milestones, while millions of young people are struggling to afford essentials.
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Trussell Scotland @trussellscot.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
❗ Young people can't afford to live. Our research found that a third of 16-25-year-olds cut back on food in the last 3 months. Young people should be thinking about next steps in their lives, like moving out or learning to drive, but they can barely even afford to get by.
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Trussell Scotland @trussellscot.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Scotland can and we must end the scandal of child homelessness. It just takes the political will!
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Trussell Scotland @trussellscot.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Very pleased to be attending @shelterscotland.bsky.social @fifegingerbread.bsky.social Building Hope event today. There’s no route to ending the need for food banks that doesn’t include ending the #HousingEmergency
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Trussell Scotland @trussellscot.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Thanks to Mark Griffin MSP for meeting us & #Falkirk Foodbank to discuss the changes we need to see to end the need for food banks, including: - an end to councils placing people in unsuitable temporary accommodation - more Scot Govt funding for the the Scottish Welfare Fund - making work pay.
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Trussell Scotland @trussellscot.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
It's not right that people are having to turn to food banks just to survive. But together, we can change this. 💚
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Carers Scotland @carersscotland.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
The responses we receive to our annual State of Caring survey are essential in Carers Scotland's work to improve the health and wellbeing of unpaid carers. Help us by sharing your experiences and opinions in State of Caring 2026: www.surveymonkey.com/r/8GX7Z5T
Last year, what carers told us in State of Caring helped us to... provide evidence to the Scottish Government on the impact of caring on health and how the NHS can better support carers. Take part in the 2026 survey today!
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Trussell Scotland @trussellscot.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
What’s next for #CashFirst in Scotland? Read our Senior Policy Manager’s @carahilton.bsky.social’s joint blog with Sabine Goodwin, Director of @ifanuk.bsky.social 👉 bit.ly/CashFirstCon...
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Trussell Scotland @trussellscot.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
What’s next for #CashFirst in Scotland & how do we keep up the momentum? Read our Senior Policy Manager’s joint blog with Sabine Goodwin of @ifanuk.bsky.social 👉 bit.ly/CashFirstCon...
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Cash-first momentum continues to grow but, as the Scottish Government’s groundbreaking plan to end the need for food banks draws to a close, what’s next? – Independent Food Aid Network
Just around the corner from Glasgow Central station, Trussell and the Independent Food Aid Network (IFAN) welcomed well over 100 delegates to their 2026 Cash First Communities conference last Monday. ...
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Trussell Scotland @trussellscot.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
We’re all ready for a day of reflecting, learning & building momentum at our joint @trusselluk.bsky.social @ifanuk.bsky.social Cash First Conference in #Glasgow #CashFirstCommunities
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Trussell Scotland @trussellscot.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
We have joined @aberlourcharity.bsky.social & @endchildpoverty.bsky.social partners to call of a joint Scottish Parliamentary committee focused on ending child poverty. This will be crucial to ensuring Scotland meets the 2030 targets.
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BanktheFood @bankthefood.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
📢598 food banks are now on our BanktheFood map.  📢Our free app helps food banks, food pantries and pet food banks get exactly what they need, exactly when they need it. 📢Linking donors to food banks to maximise donations is what we are here for. 📢Can you help by signing up and donating? Thank you 💚
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Third Force News @thirdforcenews.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
New processes, major improvements Martin Hayden of LearnSixSigma.co.uk explores how one @trussellscot.bsky.social foodbank doubled its volunteer effort using simple techniques borrowed from manufacturing
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New processes, major improvements - TFN
Martin Hayden explores how one foodbank doubled its volunteer effort using simple techniques borrowed from manufacturing
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Trussell Scotland @trussellscot.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Read our full joint statement here 👇
This is the joint statement signed by Trussell and other leading charities in the child poverty sector
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Trussell Scotland @trussellscot.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
The current plan lacks the scale & urgency needed to meet Scotland's 2030 child poverty targets. So we’re calling on the Scottish Govt to set out a stronger, clearer plan that delivers on its legal commitments & ensures every child has a decent start in life.
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Trussell Scotland @trussellscot.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
We welcome the progress made through the Scottish Child Payment. This makes a big difference to families struggling to afford the essentials. But it’s still not enough to prevent families needing to use a food bank.
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Trussell Scotland @trussellscot.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Alongside @jrf-uk.bsky.social & key partners, we're concerned the latest Scottish Government child poverty plan doesn't go far enough. We’ve must see bolder action if we’re to meet the legal child poverty targets www.jrf.org.uk/child-povert...
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The Child Poverty (Scotland) Act – time to go further?
Scottish Parliament set a high bar with the Child Poverty (Scotland) Act — but the Act's final delivery plan in March, by its own admission, doesn't go far enough.
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Aberlour Children's Charity @aberlourcharity.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Alongside other anti-poverty charities in Scotland we're extremely concerned by the latest tackling child poverty delivery plan from the Scottish Government. 👇 @jrf-uk.bsky.social @opfs.org.uk @trussellscot.bsky.social @savechildrensco.bsky.social @cpagscotland.bsky.social @povertyalliance.org
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The Robertson Trust @therobertsontrust.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
As the new Scottish Parliament convenes and Ministers get to work, our Chief Executive, Jim McCormick, reflects on what it will take to turn the tide on poverty in this parliamentary term. Read the full blog on our website ⤵️ www.therobertsontrust.org.uk/news/prevent...
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Prevent, Shift, Empower: springing the trap of poverty
As the new Scottish Parliament convenes and Ministers get to work, our Chief Executive, Jim McCormick, looks ahead on what it will take to turn the tide on poverty in this parliamentary term.
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Trussell Scotland @trussellscot.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Together with other members of @endchildpoverty.bsky.social in Scotland, we're concerned current policy won't meet child poverty targets. We're calling on the newly re-elected First Minister to urgently bring forward a revised child poverty plan. More here: 👇 tfn.scot/news/campaig...
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Campaigners call for child poverty action as first minister is re-elected - TFN
“We know the solutions that are needed, and with bold and ambitious action it is still possible to lift 100,000 children out of poverty
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Trussell Scotland @trussellscot.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
📢 What's next for cash first in Scotland? And how can the new Scottish Government make more progress in ending the need for charitable food aid forever? Join Trussell & @ifanuk.bsky.social on 22nd June to discuss the next steps. Sign up here: bit.ly/CashFirst26
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