More than £60 million for pilot projects focusing on essential
services and eradicating child poverty.
A new Fairer Funding pilot to deliver on the Scottish
Government's top priority of eradicating child poverty will
provide additional multi-year funding in the form of 45 grants to
organisations across Scotland.
The funding, subject to budget approval, will support projects in
areas including health, education, poverty and culture and have a
total value of £61.7 million in 2025-26 and £63.2 million in
2026- 27.
Speaking on her visit today to the Gathering, the largest third
sector event in the UK, Social Justice Secretary said:
“I know many charities, faced with rising costs and falling
donations, need more security and stability to enable them to
plan and develop. Child poverty, in particular, requires
longer-term interventions to help achieve the solutions we want
to see. For that, the third sector needs financial stability and
certainty. That's why I have prioritised delivering on our
commitment to provide more multi-year funding where we can to
support the vital work of the third sector in Scotland, as part
of our fairer funding approach.
“The pilot is the first step in mainstreaming multi-year funding
agreements more widely across the third sector. It will give
organisations the ability to plan for the future and make the
most of their resources. The pilot's focus on grants connected to
tackling child poverty and the delivery of frontline services to
our communities will maximise the impact of longer term funding
and support the delivery of our number one priority, eradicating
child poverty.”
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) Chief
Executive Anna Fowlie said:
“The voluntary sector has a crucial role to play in delivering
essential services across Scotland that people and communities
rely on. Multi-year funding models are vital, providing security
to voluntary organisations and, crucially, allowing them to get
on and deliver for people and communities.
“We welcome the Scottish Government's commitment to
piloting multi-year funding for a range of voluntary
organisations across Scotland – a first step, we hope, towards
rolling out Fair Funding principles to voluntary sector funding.”
Background
Organisations to receive multi-year funding for 2025/26 and
2026/27
Social Justice
Scottish Refugee Council
Scottish Empty Homes Partnership
Homeless Network Scotland
Housing Options Scotland
Poverty Alliance
CentreStage - Social Innovation Partnership
COVEY - Social Innovation Partnership
Flexibility Works - Social Innovation Partnership
Heavy Sound - Social Innovation Partnership
MsMissMrs - Social Innovation Partnership
Street Soccer - Social Innovation Partnership
WorkingRite - Social Innovation Partnership
MCR Pathways
Economy and Gaelic
Scottish Mountain Rescue
Constitution, External Affairs and Culture
Youth Music Initiative
Sistema Scotland
Health and Social Care
Cruse Scotland Bereavement Helpline
Penumbra Self-harm support pilots
BASICS Funding PHEC BASICS Scotland
The Listening Service Samaritans
Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund for adults
Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund Management
Autism Advice Line Scottish Autism
Young Scot Carer support funding
Active Play Development Programme Inspiring Scotland
Active Play Development Programme Actify
Community Food Networks Edinburgh Community Food
Community Food Networks Lanarkshire Community Food and Health
Partnership
Community Food Networks Community Food Initiative North East
Community Food Networks Glasgow Community Food Network
Drugs Policy: Core Funding Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol
and Drugs
Drugs Policy: Family Recovery Initiative Fund Scottish Families
Affected by Alcohol and Drugs
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder FASD Hub Scotland Service
Finance and Local Government
Planning Aid Scotland
Education and Skills
Dyslexia Scotland
Children's Advocacy for Children's Hearings
Who Cares Scotland
Inspiring Scotland
Children in Scotland Enquire National Advice and Information
Service on Additional Support for Learning
Scottish Book Trust Bookbug
Access to Childcare Fund
Scottish Association of Minority Ethnic Educators
Justice and Home Affairs
Victim Centred Approach Fund
Apex Scotland
Medics Against Violence
These pilots are in addition to the multi-year funding
announced last week by Creative Scotland, which has been
funded as part of a record £34 million uplift for culture in the
draft 2025-26 Scottish Budget.
