Calls for a living wage for every job in Dundee have been made by the city's poverty task force.

Dundee's Fairness Commission has delivered its plan to tackle the issue after a year of investigations and speaking to some of the most disadvantaged in the community.

The multi agency group brought together to tackle the city's poverty crisis has published its findings and recommendations for the city.

Targeting resources to those most in need, more joined up services and campaigning to change national policies have all been put forward.

The commission also suggested a drive for every job in Dundee to pay at least the Living Wage and support and flexibility by service providers for people moving between benefits and work or between jobs.

The voluntary living wage, set by an independent foundation is currently £8.25 and is aimed at reflecting the actual cost of living, and is paid voluntarily by some employers, while the minimum wage is a legal requirement.

The 26-page document, launched at a special Dundee Partnership Forum event, highlights the facts, findings and existing provision as well as making recommendations in six key areas - food and fuel; housing and communities; benefits, advice and support; closing the education gap; work and wages and stigma.

Councillor Jimmy Black, convener of the commission said: "We made a commitment to bring forward a thorough and well researched plan to deal with one of the most difficult issues facing our city and I believe these recommendations fulfil that promise.

"I said when we launched the commission that I wanted to see us make recommendations that will lead to real change and that will make the well established strategy for tackling poverty in Dundee much more successful and that is exactly what this report does.

"It has galvanised support from across the political spectrum and from agencies, organisations and individuals from every corner of the city.

"The valuable in-put we have had throughout the commission's life from all of those partners goes on, but as that process continues what we have here is a document that can be the catalyst for real change in Dundee.

"Our work with the commission to date has been eye-opening, even for those of us who deal with poverty and its effects on people and communities, and so to be at a point where we can offer tangible actions to begin the journey that will rid our city of its most corrosive consequences is extremely encouraging."

Alison Henderson chief executive of Dundee and Angus Chamber of Commerce, who is a member of the commission said: "Eradicating poverty in Dundee must be a priority for all of us and the business community can play its part by looking closely at its own employment and recruitment practices.

"I am confident that our members will seize the baton that the Fairness Commission has extended and run with it to improve the lives of people blighted by poverty in the city."

Fellow commissioner Ginny Lawson of the Brooksbank Partnership added: "We see the effects of poverty on individuals and families in our communities on a daily basis.

"The commission has helped raise the voice of the voluntary sector to fully endorse the findings and recommendations and we are looking forward to playing our part in achieving the aims laid out in the report."

Dundee Fairness Commission was created under the auspices of the Dundee Partnership which pools the strengths of key agencies including Dundee City Council, Scottish Enterprise, Police Scotland and NHS Tayside, along with local academic institutions and representatives of the business, voluntary and community sectors to ensure that it makes a significant and lasting contribution.

Among its terms of reference were to identify and investigate the key local causes and consequences of poverty along with policy and practical measures to address these; seek the views and involvement of those experiencing poverty first hand and prepare a report for the Dundee Partnership and Dundee City Council with recommendations on additional priorities for action to tackle and reduce poverty in the city.

The commission's work was carried out in three stages culminating in the final report.