Scotland’s working poverty scandal: when a job makes you poorer

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Audrey Dempsey

Audrey Dempsey set up a support service for vulnerable people in Glasgow in 2017 which has supported more than 60,000 individuals to date. She received a Point of Light award from the Prime Minister and a BEM from the King. She serves as a Reform UK member for Springburn and Robroyston and is Reform's Scottish Parliament candidate for Glasgow Easterhouse and Springburn.

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Scotland’s working poverty scandal: when a job makes you poorer

March 23, 2026 2 Comments

THERE IS A PHRASE I hear more and more often