Edinburgh Poverty Commission

That the Parliament recognises the work of the Edinburgh Poverty Commission, which is an independent group that was set up in November 2018 and supported by the Edinburgh Partnership and the City of Edinburgh Council; welcomes the launch of its final report, A Just Capital: Actions to End Poverty in Edinburgh in September 2020; understands that almost 78,000 Edinburgh residents are living in relative poverty, representing some 15% of the population, and as many as on-in-five children; understands that 29% of the households in poverty are experiencing this due to high housing costs alone; notes that the Commission has laid out seven actions, including ensuring accessible community spaces, secure incomes and decent, affordable homes; welcomes the development of a new network, which has been provisionally named End Poverty Edinburgh, which will carry on the work begun by the Edinburgh Poverty Commission; sends its best wishes to this network, and commends everyone who was involved with the Commission.