Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 11 December 2007.
Terms of Reference
Summary
1 Introduction
2 What is poverty?
Defining poverty
Measuring poverty
Minimum income standards
Housing costs
The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation
Who is poor?
Scotland and the UK
The Scottish Executive
Scottish local government
National Policy
Government policy on poverty
Welfare to work
Low pay and the Minimum Wage
Young workers
Benefits and Tax Credits
3 Rural poverty
Income and employment
Provision of services
4 Fuel poverty
UK Energy Policy
Fuel Prices
Energy efficiency
Policy co-ordination
5 Debt
Causes of debt
Illegal money lending
Legal lending
Credit unions
The Social Fund
Financial advice and inclusion
6 Conclusions
Conclusions and recommendations
Formal Minutes
Witnesses
List of written evidence
List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament MINUTES OF EVIDENCE - VOLUME II (HC 128-II) Tuesday 12 December 2006 Tuesday 16 January 2007 Tuesday 6 February 2007 Tuesday 20 February 2007 Tuesday 6 March 2007 Tuesday 13 March 2007 Tuesday 20 March 2007 Tuesday 15 May 2007 Tuesday 12 June 2007 Tuesday 19 June 2007 Monday 26 November 2007 Tuesday 27 November 2007 WRITTEN EVIDENCE - VOLUME II (HC 128-II)