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We have been making sure that the sector understands the importance of that for living our lives well. Through that work, we have seen a real difference in how people experience care.
It is ironic that—there is outright anger about this—according to figures for last year from Energy Action Scotland, 40 per cent of the people who live in the Western Isles live in fuel poverty, compared with the Scottish average of 24 per cent among all households.
We were the first Government in the United Kingdom to become an accredited living wage employer. Our support in promoting the real living wage—funding the Poverty Alliance to take forward a range of activities—has seen the pay of more than 25,000 people in Scotland increase to at least the living wage through the living wage accreditation scheme.
The characteristic most likely to impact on children and ensure that they live in families with limited resources is worklessness, with 66.7 per cent of workless families having children who are living with limited resources.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
24 November 2022
These included the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the impact of the rising cost of living, shared climate and decarbonisation objectives, and ongoing relations with the EU.