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

We have joined families, @shelterscotland.bsky.social & partners to call on the First Minister to act now to end the scandal of child homelessness.

Shelter Scotland@shelterscotland.bsky.social · 5d ago

Families with experience of homelessness joined Shelter Scotland, @fifegingerbread.bsky.social & partners to call on John Swinney to put ending child homelessness at the heart of the Programme for Government 10,480 children in temp accommodation cannot be the new normal 🔗 shelterscotland.org/OL-PfG

Every young person deserves a fair start in life yet right now, 1 in 3 are skipping meals due yo a lack of money. Food banks shouldn’t be part of young people’s future, we need bold action from both our Govt’s to deliver a better deal for our young people. 👇 www.scotsman.com/news/hundred...

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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❗ 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.

Back to school today (S5) and my youngest is almost too tall for the traditional front door picture! Best of luck to everyone starting back across #Fife today 🍀

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...

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...

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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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.

Aberlour Children's Charity@aberlourcharity.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Alongside partners we've written to the Education & Gaelic, Equalities & Human Rights and Social Justice Committees to call for a joint Scottish Parliamentary committee on ending child poverty.

If we’re going to eradicate child poverty in Scotland, it’s time for the Scottish Govt to go back to the drawing board and bring back a bolder Child Poverty Delivery Plan. 👇

Trussell Scotland@trussellscot.bsky.social · 3mo ago

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...

📢 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

Can you help @trusselluk.bsky.social end the need for food banks in #Wales? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Check out this exciting opportunity to join Trussell as Policy & Public Affairs Manager (Wales) 👇 www.trussell.org.uk/jobs/policy-...

Policy & Public Affairs Manager (Wales) | Trussell

To manage policy and public affairs influencing in Wales to ensure effective delivery of Trussell’s strategy to achieve policy and secure policy change that ends the need for food banks.

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Congratulations to all MSPs elected to Holyrood! We look forward to working with you to ensure that ending hunger and hardship is prioritised over the next five years. Together we can end the need for food banks in Scotland.

Overwhelmed 💚 by the generosity of shoppers in my local Asda supporting #Dunfermline @trusselluk.bsky.social food bank collection. We’ll be in Halbeath, St Leonard’s & Dalgety Bay stores till 4pm today. Your support will directly help local people unable to afford the essentials

Today is the second day of the Asda Food Drive! 🙌 You can donate items to us many Asda stores and help us provide emergency food parcels to people in your community. Every item makes a difference. 💚

Today voters across Scotland go to the polls and it feels like the right time to share this again. We can end the need for food banks, it just takes the political will. Together, we CAN build a future where we never need a sign like this. 💚

Today is International Workers' Memorial Day when we remember those who lost their lives or were injured at work. No one should go to work and not come home. Everyone deserves a safe workplace. Remember the dead, fight for the living! #IWMD2026

It’s not right that 1 million people in Scotland face food insecurity due to a lack of money. What will your Holyrood candidate do to end hunger in Scotland? Email them now & ask! 👇

Trussell Scotland@trussellscot.bsky.social · 5mo ago

❗️Ending hunger is a political choice. We believe everyone should be able to afford the essentials yet one million in Scotland face food insecurity due to a lack of income. What will your Holyrood candidate do to end hunger? 📧 Email them now & ask 👇 action.trussell.org.uk/email-candid...

❗️Ending hunger is a political choice. With elections coming up in Scotland, Wales, and local councils in England, we’ve listed 5 simple actions political leaders MUST take to end hunger. 🧵

We were pleased to be part of tonight’s #NatFoodDebate Hustings with our partners in the Scottish Food Coalition. Encouraging consensus from all panellists about the need for further action to end hunger in Scotland in the next Holyrood session.

Excited to be at tonight’s #NatFoodDebate - looking forward to hearing from the panel about how they will end the need for food banks and make Scotland a #GoodFoodNation for everyone.

🙋🏻‍♀️ What will your Holyrood candidate (& their party) do to end the need for food banks in Scotland? Contact them now using @trussellscot.bsky.social’s handy e-action & ask them! ⏰ It’ll take just 2 minutes👇 bit.ly/4tlo7KI

Real change for children in Scotland and across the UK, the unfair two-child cap is now gone!

Trussell Scotland@trussellscot.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Today is a good day for children! 450,000 will be lifted out of poverty thanks to the end of the two-child limit. This includes tens of thousands of children in Scotland.

❗We need urgent action on hunger in Scotland. 📨 I’ve emailed my Holyrood candidates using @trussellscot.bsky.social’s e-action asking them & their parties to set out how they will end the need for food banks. ⏰ It takes just 2 minutes. Will you join me? 👇 bit.ly/4tlo7KI

A really enjoyable discussion last night - it’s time for all political parties to set out how they will meet Scotland’s child poverty targets and end the need for food banks. 👇

Trussell Scotland@trussellscot.bsky.social · 5mo ago

A huge thanks to everyone who attended our national hustings last night with @citizensadvicescot.bsky.social No doubt that the consensus in the room was that poverty is a political choice. We need more ambition. The next Scottish Govt must work with us to end the need for food banks forever.

Last ever week of school for my daughter! Can’t quite believe how fast this has come round. 😱

A date for the diary! 📔 With a new Scottish Govt, we’ll explore how we can keep up the momentum for #CashFirst as we build a future where no one needs to turn to charity to feed themselves or their family. 👇

Trussell Scotland@trussellscot.bsky.social · 5mo ago

🚨 Save the date 🚨 We’re excited to announce we’re partnering with @ifanuk.bsky.social to hold our 4th national Cash First Conference. #CashFirst 📆 Monday 22 June 🕰️ 9.30am-4pm 📍 The Studio, Glasgow

It’s encouraging that child poverty is falling in Scotland. It shows the power of investing in social security. But it’s not acceptable that 1 in 5 children are locked in poverty. All parties must commit to decisive action to ensure every child has a decent start in life.

Great to meet with @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social alongside some key partners to discuss how we can end child poverty across the UK.

Trussell Scotland@trussellscot.bsky.social · 6mo ago

To end child poverty in Scotland our Governments must work together. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇬🇧 So with the unfair 2 child cap scrapped 👏, we welcomed the chance to discuss the further steps needed at UK level with @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social, to ensure every one in Scotland can afford the essentials. #EndChildPoverty

🚨 ALERT: Hunger in Scotland isn’t a food problem - it’s an income problem. When incomes don’t cover essentials, food banks become lifelines. BUT no one should have to rely on them to survive.

Real pleasure to write this for the Welsh Centre for Public Policy - c 1 in 4 families with children in Wales face hunger, I've set out 10 steps that @trusselluk.bsky.social are urging the next Welsh Government to take to turn the tide on child poverty. wcpp.org.uk/blog-posts/t...