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A SASW blog on the funding of local councils and community services in Scotland

BASW International Chair, Janet Walker considers social work's important role in an increasingly unstable world.

In Solidarity with Palestinian People

As a nation we need to uphold our international responsibilities

Rising housing costs increase insecurity

Specific targeted measures to address the UK's housing crisis

BASW has set out 40 priorities for the next UK Government that we’ll be highlighted to all political parties ahead of the General Election. Our blog series takes a deeper look at each of the policy asks in turn.

Better services prevent escalation to statutory intervention

Our social security system should always guarantee our essentials.

Ending these measures would lift thousands of children out of poverty.