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Monitoring poverty and social exclusion in Scotland 2006 - This research give's us access to a whole range of quantitative information about poverty and the linked relationships of poverty across Scotland, here New Policy Institute report on poverty and social exclusion in Scotland. The Institute has now updated this analysis for all the latest data on behalf of JRF ©

The Scottish Household Survey - The survey is designed to provide accurate, up-to-date information about the characteristics, attitudes and behaviour of Scottish households and individuals on a range of issues. The purpose of their Website is to provide some background to the survey, to keep interested parties up-to-date with the progress of the survey and to provide summary information on the outcomes from the survey as the results become available.

The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation - Identifies the most deprived areas across Scotland. It is based on 31 indicators in the six individual domains of Current Income, Employment, Housing, Health, Education, Skills and Training and Geographic Access to Services and Telecommunications.

SCROL Scotland's Census Results On-line - Your source of information from the 2001 Census. This website has been created as part of an initiative to encourage the use of, and widen access to, the results of the 2001 Census in Scotland.

Monitoring poverty and social exclusion in Scotland 2005 - In 2004, the New Policy Institute reported on poverty and social exclusion in Scotland. The Institute has now updated this analysis for all the latest data. Overall levels of income poverty continue to fall, particularly among pensioners and children. But almost a million people in Scotland still live in income poverty and beneath the overall progress there are some particular areas of concern © JRF

Voluntary Organisations, Social Welfare and the City - Against a background of the increasing role of the voluntary sector in the UK, the research investigated the distribution and development of voluntary organisations providing social welfare services in Glasgow. The main aims where to examine: (i) the spatial distribution of voluntary activity in Glasgow (ii) the relationships between particular voluntary organisations and the places where they are active, and (iii) the impact of local and national political contexts on the development of voluntary organisations in the city © ESRC, Fyfe Nicholas Dr Et al

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