Labour MSP Monica Lennon said her member's bill aimed to make Scotland a "world leader" in tackling period poverty. It would make it a statutory requirement for schools, colleges and universities ...

Scotland's 'period poverty' bill officially lodged at Holyrood Free sanitary products scheme expands in Scotland Free sanitary products for pupils and students In a statement, Girlguiding Scotland ...

Sharing the news on Twitter, period poverty campaigners Bloody Good Period wrote: “Well bloody done Scotland” while the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare wrote: “We know how much ...

Scotland is the only part of the UK likely to see child poverty rates fall by 2029, according to a new analysis from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. The charity says this is largely down to the ...

Wales is not the first UK country to take steps towards tackling period poverty. Scotland has been a leader in this area: period poverty was first debated in the Scottish parliament in 2017 ...

Scotland is the only country where child poverty rates are expected to fall by 2029, according to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s (JRF) annual poverty report. Scotland has promised to scrap the ...

More than a third of all households in Scotland are estimated to have spent at least 10% of their incomes after housing costs ...

The Scottish House Condition Survey estimates 34% of households were in fuel poverty in 2023 – up from 31% the year before.

Only Scotland is going to see a reduction in child poverty if the Westminster Labour government continues on its chosen path ...

School pupils can pick up products from their school. A new mobile app, PickupMyPeriod, has been launched that will allow users to identify locations across Scotland where period products can be ...