Aberlour’s Manifesto – General Election 2024

1 in 4 children in Scotland are growing up in poverty – across the rest of the UK that figure is nearly 1 in 3.

Tackling child poverty is the first and most important thing any government can do to create a fairer and more equal society.

Reducing poverty cannot be done without investment. This means tackling the root causes of poverty and disadvantage, such as inadequate income, lack of affordable housing, and limited access to education and employment opportunities. In doing so it will also reduce the levels of debt that people find themselves in. Increasing family incomes helps families to thrive. Ultimately, investment in social security and tackling child poverty is an investment in our communities, in our citizens, in our children and our shared future.

Poverty is a political choice, but children do not choose to grow up in poverty. We are calling on the next UK Government to make the political choice to end child poverty and invest in our children and young people. Tackling poverty will help reduce debt. For those in debt the next government must make the recovery of debt much less punitive. This is especially true of debt owed to public bodies.

Read our manifesto for the 2024 general election to find out what our five immediate priorities are for the next UK Government.