State of the fair work nation

Without decent pay, secure work, or reliable hours, and without opportunities to progress in work, financial security will be difficult if not impossible to achieve for many.

03/08/2023

Publication Report Economy Scotland IPPR Scotland

Tipping the scales: The social and economic harm of poverty in Scotland

In a country as rich as Scotland, the moral imperative to eradicate poverty is clear. It causes a damaging impact on individuals, but it also brings a loss of human potential and increased demand...

31/05/2023

Publication Report Economy Scotland IPPR Scotland

Funding a social renewal: Scottish budget briefing paper

Ahead of the Scottish government budget, we analyse options for raising additional revenue to protect public services for people in Scotland

01/12/2022

Publication Briefing Devolution & local leadership Economy Budget IPPR Scotland

Scrap the cap: If not us, who?

With Keir Starmer’s refusal to commit to scrapping it should Labour form the next UK government, the two-child limit has understandably been a big focus of public and political attention this week....

20/07/2023

Blog post Long read IPPR Scotland

What is a minimum income guarantee?

Recently, the Minimum Income Guarantee (MIG) expert group  has published their interim report . A Minimum Income Guarantee is one of the core policy commitments that we want to see made reality at...

24/03/2023

Blog post Economy Scotland IPPR Scotland

Swimming against the tide: challenges faced by delivery partners in tackling health inequalities in Scotland

Scotland has the worst health inequalities in western and central Europe . The gap in healthy life expectancy between the most and least deprived areas in Scotland for men sits at around 23 years,...

14/02/2023

Blog post Long read Public services Scotland IPPR Scotland