Free and Multilingual Advice clinic for Migrants in Aberdeen – this will take place on Sunday 2nd March 2025 from 1pm -5:30pm at Tillydrone Community Centre Help will be available with: Welfare and financial issues, EU Settlement Scheme and E-Visa applications Drop in or book an appointment to secure your spot by emailing [email protected]
Citizens Rights Project Clinic on 2nd March 2025 Read More »
We’re proud to support @thepovertyalliance for Challenge Poverty Week (7th–14th Oct). Discover what’s happening in Aberdeen to build a fair and equal society for all! #CPWABZ24 #ChallengePoverty #CPW24 @thepovertyalliance @povertyalliance
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Since the passing of the Illegal Migration Act and the new Rwanda Safety Bill, we have seen immediate action from the UK Government in implementing plans to forcibly remove vulnerable individuals. The Home Office are forging ahead at an extremely heightened pace to identify individuals for removal to Rwanda, a country that our own UK
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Just Right Scotland (JRS) have a new blog post about Scotland’s Adherence to the Council of Europe Convention (also known as the Istanbul Convention) Addressing and Preventing Violence against Women and Domestic Violence. JRS worked with the Scottish Human Rights Commission which submitted a report to the Council of Europe Group of Experts on Action
Praxis recently submitted evidence to the Women and Equalities Committee inquiry into women and the cost of living crisis. The submission can be found on the Praxis website here.
November 2023 COSLA has developed an Elected Members Briefing in partnership with the Improvement Service and Scottish Government, which briefs elected members on how No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) conditions are applied and the increased risks of destitution facing people with NRPF. The Scottish Government and COSLA share a joint commitment to mitigate the
The Year Two Ending Destitution Together Progress Report was published on the 19th October 2023.
Ending Destitution Together Year 2 Progress Report published Read More »
Aberdeen City Council are reviewing their Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policy. They hope to expand the policy to cover how ACC staff interact with residents and visitors, and to shape the Council’s principles in designing and delivering services. They want to hear from as many people as possible…
Equality Diversity and Inclusion event Read More »
The Global Exchange on Migration and Diversity at COMPAS, Oxford University, has just published a literature review as part of their Understanding Migrant Destitution in the UK research project, a UK-wide study focusing on local authority provision for destitute vulnerable people with no recourse to public funds (NRPF). Understanding Migrant Destitution in the UK by
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As co-owners of the Ending Destitution Together Strategy with Scottish Government, COSLA and Scottish Local Government are committed to supporting people across Scotland who are at increased risk of destitution due to No Recourse to Public Funds conditions. This commitment involves supporting households across Scotland, wherever possible, to avoid destitution and hardship. In 2022 COSLA’s Community Wellbeing
New release: COSLA survey of Local Authority NRPF Support Read More »