Funding for projects to tackle poverty and
inequality.
An initiative which will support low income families to take part
in community action and advise on improvements in local services
is being funded as part of a wider programme to help develop new
approaches to child poverty.
The project, led by Midlothian Sure Start in partnership with
Midlothian Council, is one of nine successful applicants to the
Child Poverty Practice Accelerator Fund - which was set up
to explore promising approaches or redesign services to
maximise their impact on child poverty.
A Cash First Fund, which aims to reduce the need for emergency
food parcels and food banks, will also fund eight partnerships to
provide help to low income families. Six of these will provide
new sources of cash-first support.
Social Justice Secretary said:
“These two funds exemplify the innovative approach the Scottish
Government is taking to tackling poverty and delivering for the
people of Scotland.
“The Midlothian partnership will give local families the
opportunity to get involved in and influence local services. It
will aim to identify improvements which will ensure help on offer
is joined-up and people are supported in a dignified way to
reduce stigma.
“Other projects will help to accelerate progress in tackling
poverty, including by making it easier for people to access cash
in a crisis and by connecting people with advice to prevent
future hardship.
“We are investing £3 billion this financial year to tackle
poverty and protect people from the cost of living crisis. We are
taking all the action we can to support people within our limited
powers and fixed budget.”
Background
Cash First Fund: successful proposals
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Area
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Lead partner
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Aberdeen
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Aberdeen Voluntary Action (TSI)
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Aberdeenshire
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Aberdeenshire Council
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Edinburgh
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Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership
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Fife
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Fife Council
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Glasgow
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Glasgow Centre for Population Health
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North Lanarkshire
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North Lanarkshire Council
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Orkney
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Voluntary Action Orkney (TSI)
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West Dunbartonshire
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West Dunbartonshire Council
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Child Poverty Practice Accelerator Fund: successful proposals
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Area
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Project
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Aberdeen City
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Data driven identification of households experiencing
child poverty to inform and direct intervention and
support.
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Argyll and Bute
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Evaluating the usefulness of third-party datasets for
identifying communities in need of financial support.
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Edinburgh
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Income Maximisation Outreach
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Inverclyde
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Parent Centred Early and Intensive Intervention –
supporting parents with children and babies under 5 years
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Midlothian
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Midlothian Peer Research – A Case for Change through a
Place Based Approach Building Skills and Influencing
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Moray
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Improved identification of families affected by
disability and delivery of support to maximise income
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North Ayrshire
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North Ayrshire Single Shared Assessment (NASSA)
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Perth & Kinross
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Beyond Emergency Support to Sustainable Livelihoods –
Capacity Building Programme for Local Communities
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South Lanarkshire
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Paths out of Poverty' - empowering parent/carers of
disabled children through innovative, holistic,
strengths-based approach.
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