SIR, We would like to draw readers of the Border Telegraph to a research project we are conducting at Heriot-Watt University on the contemporary issue of having a job (or are self-employed), yet low pay keeping the individual or family within or close to the poverty line.

SIR, We would like to draw readers of the Border Telegraph to a research project we are conducting at Heriot-Watt University on the contemporary issue of having a job (or are self-employed), yet low pay keeping the individual or family within or close to the poverty line.

We are looking to interview approximately 60 people from across Scotland facing such a predicament. To show our appreciation for taking part in our study participants will receive a £20 cash equivalent voucher.

All details of our study can be found at the following web-address: http://in-work-poverty-scotland.info/ I am, etc.

Dr. James Richards Mary Burton Building Heriot-Watt University