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Read the latest news and press releases from Oxfam Scotland

4 Dec 2023

Oxfam Scotland backs tax calls ahead of Scottish Budget

26 Oct 2023

We must give young carers a better deal
Text reads: 'To end the invisibility of care, Scotland needs a new, dedicated National Outcome focused on all forms of care and all types of carers.'

26 Oct 2023

New data also suggests 1 in 3 Scots have caring responsibilities

16 Oct 2023

First Minister must use Scottish Budget to ‘kickstart a series of wholesale tax reforms’
Diyaara in Wajir, Kenya

25 Sep 2023

Dozens died in drought-hit African region as Sunak gave his speech
Illustration of woman holding sign saying People and Planet over profit

18 Sep 2023

Fair taxes on the UK’s biggest polluters could have paid for significant expansion in free bus travel in Scotland
An alarm clock. Text reads 'We can't press snooze on common sense tax reforms to help deliver a fairer and greener Scotland'

13 Sep 2023

Fair tax changes in Scotland could boost spending on key national priorities by hundreds of millions per year, say campaigners
A mother and son. Text reads 'Being a carer never stops. It's 24/7. We can't go on strike'

20 Apr 2023

‘Why do carers always need to fight for support?’

18 Apr 2023

First Minister must prove he isn’t timid on tax, say campaigners
Wallet with no money

23 Mar 2023

Scotland’s poverty rate a ‘deep injustice’, says Oxfam Scotland
Scotland That cares

23 Mar 2023

Scotland’s army of invisible carers need to be seen and listened to by government

9 Mar 2023

A Scotland that Cares at the Scottish Parliament