Including Migrants in Policy and Practice to Reduce Poverty

Primary Author or Creator:
Migration Policy Scotland
Publisher:
Migration Policy Scotland
Alternative Published Date
2024
Type of Resource:
Briefing Paper
Length (Pages, words, minutes etc...)
4pp
Fast Facts

migrants are disadvantaged in relation to each of the main pathways to poverty reduction

More details

Migrants are a significant and growing percentage of Scotland’s population and workforce with experiences of poverty which are too often overlooked or treated as niche

Our research finds clear evidence of hardship, vulnerability to poverty and barriers to increasing incomes through employment or social security in migrant households.

The existing landscape of service provision is not well-suited to meet migrants’ needs.

Keywords
English