SPIU Reports

The Scottish Poverty Information Unit plays a key role in analysing poverty and anti-poverty policy in Scotland. Research is carried out in partnership with both governmental and non-governmental agencies in order to provide accurate, up-to-date information for those working in the anti-poverty field.

Our research is funded by a wide range of organisations across national government, local government, health sector, Third Sector, and charitable organisations.

SPIU Reports are occasional publications in the form of full length analyses of research and consultancy work. SPIU launched a new house style for SPIU Reports in January 2009. Many earlier Reports are much longer in length. On these pages, reports are organised by thematic priority. Reports can be downloaded free of charge; we also provide weblinks to SPIU Reports published by funders.

Next Report

The next SPIU report due for publication is a knowledge exchange and action research report on financial inclusion in the UK commissioned by the Friends Provident Foundation.  This report is due to be published in the autumn of 2009.

Earlier SPIU Reports

Public Understanding of Poverty

• Media, poverty and public opinion in the UK. Published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation in 2008.
  
• Drugs and poverty: a literature review. Published by the Scottish Drugs Forum.
  

Measuring Poverty

• Closing the Opportunity Gap. Phase 1 Evaluation. Published by the Scottish Executive in 2007.
  
• Closing the Opportunity Gap. Scoping Study for Evaluation. Published by the Scottish Executive in 2006.

Financial Inclusion

• Funding Money Advice Services  Published by Friends Provident Foundation June 2009.
  
• Money Advice for Vulnerable Groups. Final Evaluation Report. Published by the Scottish Executive in 2007.
• Money Advice Really Matters. A Money Advice and Employability Project.  Published by SPIU for Capital City Partnership in 2007. 
• The Action Group: Learning Disabilities Money Advice Project. Published by SPIU based on work funded by the Scottish Executive.
• Drowning in debt: Scottish CAB clients and debt  Published by CAS June 2009