Drawing a line under poverty with the Minimum Income Guarantee

A majority the MIG, particularly in the realms of the of organisations engaged in this devolution settlement; the role of fair work; project supported a system free of and how the Scottish Government will conditionality, informed by evidence meet the costs associated with the policy. [...] Civil society the findings also give rise to a number of called on the Scottish Government to pressing recommendations which relate to improve the adequacy of pre-existing the design and development of the policy. [...] There was also a need to address the Key recommendations for the next phase of development: • The Expert Group should consider developing a roadmap to accompany the publication of their final report, and civil society should use this approach in our advocacy on the policy. [...] Civil society must broaden the focus of our advocacy to cement the critical role of the UK Government in realising the potential of a ‘full’ MIG. [...] THE POVERTY ALLIANCE PAGE 3 • The Scottish Government and the Expert Group must ensure that the development of the MIG takes active account of equalities considerations, adopting mainstreaming approaches to embed the needs of groups who have increased risk of poverty.