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Glasgow centre report links ‘siloed’ policymaking to effects on people in poverty

A report from the University of Glasgow’s Centre for Public Policy looks at how choices taken by various tiers of government bear on people experiencing poverty.

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Why it matters: The report centres on people experiencing poverty and on how choices made by several tiers of government reach them.

The University of Glasgow’s Centre for Public Policy has produced new research looking at how choices taken by various tiers of government affect people experiencing poverty.

The university says the report sets out evidence of how ‘siloed’ policymaking affects those in poverty.

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Scott James, Research and Innovation Editor

The study from the University of Glasgow’s Centre for Public Policy concerns people experiencing poverty and how isolated decisions by separate tiers of government shape their circumstances.

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