23 March: Child Poverty & Public Debt: Doing Debt Recovery Differently
Published: 11 March 2026
Join Aberlour Children's Charity and the UofG Centre for Public Policy for an in-person workshop on 23 March 2026, which will highlight evidence and research on the scale and impact of public debt on low-income families across Scotland.
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Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow
Monday 23 March, 2026
10am - 1pm
About this event
Scotland’s poorest households are in the grip of a public debt crisis. Evidence shows that public debt intensifies and sustains child poverty, and the systems put in place to recover public debt often have the effect of trapping families in poverty.
This Aberlour Children's Charity and Centre for Public Policy workshop will highlight evidence and research on the scale and impact of public debt on low-income families across Scotland.
It will also provide insight of what works to best respond to the impact of public debt on families, through highlighting examples of local public sector and third sector collaboration.
Outlining what Scotland must change in legislation, policy and practice, this interactive session will aim to help inform policy makers and decision makers about what they can do to tackle public debt to help end child poverty.
First published: 11 March 2026
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Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow
Monday 23 March, 2026
10am - 1pm