Research report to inform the development of the Threehills Social Supermarket, which Good Food Scotland is planning to introduce in southwest Glasgow. Led by Professor McKendrick, this work was co-authored by SPIRU work placement students. It summarises the thoughts of 247 survey respondents and 17 interviewees.
Research report to inform the development of Perth and Kinross Council’s approach to tackling child poverty. It draws from interviews with 22 parents experiencing poverty across the length and breadth of the region. Co-authored with The Poverty Alliance, this research report is accompanied by ten service-sector briefings, each of which summarises key considerations for specific groups.
The final of the seven outputs from SPIRU’s work for the Scottish Government on holiday out-of-school provision. Co-authored with The Poverty Alliance, this report draws from ten interviews with parents across Inverclyde – covering a range of income levels, but with a particular focus on low-income households. This report was co-authored with The Poverty Alliance, which led the fieldwork.
The key output from SPIRU’s work for the Scottish Government on holiday out-of-school provision. The report draws from the four project impact evaluations and the review of parents’ experiences in Inverclyde to summarise key learning from claims to impact and an analysis of the drivers of success.
Four project evaluations, each of which is an exemplar of different types of holiday out-of-school provision. Each evaluation introduces the work of each provision and evidences the need, before reviewing claims to impact and focusing on the drivers of impact.
The Poverty and Inequality Commission invited SPIRU to review the academic literature in Scotland to better understand the nature of co-production in which people with lived experience of poverty are reported to contribute to policy, service development and service delivery. The report draws on 34 papers reporting on co-production in Scotland.
The first of seven outputs from SPIRU’s work for the Scottish Government on holiday out-of-school provision. This resource offers tools and guidance to those who want to better understand the local provision of childcare, activity and food provision over the school holiday periods.
SPIRU was commissioned by the Scottish Leaders Forum to appraise how local leaders across six Scottish local authorities sustained a focus on tackling child poverty during the COVID crisis of 2020.
SPIRU was commissioned to evaluate the work of Belville Community Garden (Greenock, Inverclyde). Users, employees, and volunteers were consulted, and key documentation pertaining to the work of Belville was appraised.
The Poverty and Inequality Commission invited SPIRU to undertake research to understand the role of free school meals as an anti-poverty action in Scotland. This report shares promising practice and learning from ten schools (primary and secondary) across Scotland.
SPIRU was invited to evaluate the work of the Inverclyde Community Action Group, a group of community-minded local leaders who came together to coordinate actions to support vulnerable citizens in Inverclyde during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. SPIRU reviewed ICARG’s work and interviewed eight key figures within the collective.
SPIRU was invited to review the work and role of volunteers who supported the work of Belville Community Garden during the COVID-19 crisis. This report draws from a survey of volunteers (44), ten telephone interviews, and an analysis of volunteering ‘work’ patterns.
SPIRU was commissioned by the Poverty and Inequality Commission to conduct a survey of community organisations across Scotland providing emergency food which informed the Commission's recommendations. Several hundred (211) organisations shared their experiences, with experiences shared from organisations in each of Scotland’s 32 local authorities.
Three research reports, co-authored with The Poverty Alliance, which seek to inform the work of the Edinburgh Poverty Commission, the independent group working in a collaborative manner to identify the steps required to tackle poverty in Edinburgh. Report one draws from a survey of 728 residents. Report two draws from an in-depth exploration of policy options with some of the survey respondents. A summary report identifies key issues and recommendations.
This substantial SPIRU research report utilises the sector’s existing evidence base on school meals in Scotland, adding insight from new fieldwork and secondary analysis of the annual school meals census. Led by Professor McKendrick, this work was co-authored by SPIRU work placement students. Published for Assist FM in August 2019.
SPIRU was commissioned by the Poverty and Inequality Commission to deliver an evidence review of writing on lived experience in Scotland in relation to income, expenditure and wealth.
Seven briefings from the Community Connections project were conducted on behalf of One Parent Families Scotland. Each briefing draws from a nationwide survey of single parents (over 800 respondents), and complementary interviews and focus groups.
Research report to inform the development of Aberdeenshire Council’s approach to tackling child poverty. It draws from desktop research, a survey of local service providers (360 respondents), and research with people with lived experience of poverty (focus groups and telephone interviews). The report concludes by recommending short-term and medium-term local actions.
This report considers the contribution of local action to tackle poverty and inequality in Scotland, specifically, local action at the administrative scale of the local authority. It draws upon various Scottish Government papers and analyses, and Professor McKendrick’s reflections on local anti-poverty action in Scotland since the introduction of the Scottish Executive back in 1999.
