Tackling poverty and inequality
There is one Strategic Intervention (SI) intended to tackle poverty and inequality in Scottish society, entitled Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction.
Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction
The Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction Strategic Intervention (SI) aims to:
- encourage people to participate in society through promoting equal opportunities
- increase the money available to, and money-management skills of, the most disadvantaged individuals and households
- help disadvantaged people from workless, single-parent and low-income households to increase skill levels and find work
- enable disadvantaged communities to develop long-term solutions for reducing poverty
- promote the creation of, and participation in, social enterprises
- increase the sustainability and capacity of Scotland's non-profit sector
- support and encourage innovation around social issues
The lead partners for this SI are:
- the Scottish Government's Housing and Social Justice Directorate
- the National Lottery Community Fund
- the following local authorities: Aberdeenshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Edinburgh City, Falkirk, Fife, Glasgow, Highland, Midlothian, Moray, North Ayrshire, Orkney Islands, Perth and Kinross, Renfrewshire, Shetland Islands, South Lanarkshire, Stirling, West Dunbartonshire, West Lothian
Find more information on the social inclusion and poverty reduction page, part of our regeneration policy.