Despite Scotland’s undoubted wealth a staggering one in four of our children still live in poverty. What’s more the latest official statistics suggest recent progress in reducing child poverty has stalled.

CPAG in Scotland seeks to raise awareness of this scandal through the media and the publication, with partners, of Poverty in Scotland. We promote solutions to child poverty through policy and campaigning activity.

We provide a wide range of high quality benefits and tax credits training courses. We produce Scottish handbooks and offer advice, information and support to advisers in Scotland about benefits and tax credits.

We offer specialist advice on children and families, tax credits, students and benefits and black and minority ethic communities.

We coordinate the Scottish Social Security Consortium (in partnership with Citizens Advice Scotland), a network of policy, parliamentary and rights workers from national and voluntary sector organisations based in Scotland.

We work to maximise family incomes by helping to ensure those eligible for tax credits and benefits have access to their full entitlements.

Read CPAG's manifesto to mark the 10th anniversary of the UK Government’s pledge to eradicate child poverty, Ending Child Poverty: a manifesto for success

CPAG in Scotland gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the Scottish Government towards our projects in Scotland.