Discuss findings from this new final Improvement Service overview report into allocating levy funding devolved to the Scottish Government.

About this event

The IS have published their final overview report on ‘Potential Funding Models and Delivery Approaches’ which could be used to allocate the levy funding devolved to the Scottish Government for debt advice. The report, which is based on desktop research and extensive stakeholder engagement, identified, and assessed eight potential funding models. There was only one funding model that had almost unanimous support and that was a ‘Grants Programme managed by an independent organisation’. As well as having cross sector support, it is a proven and effective model. It is suggested that to support continual improvement a grant programme funded in this way continues and includes a small amount that supports activities related to ‘change and innovation’.

Throughout Scotland, organisations across all sectors provide access to debt and money advice services. Funding for services is often short term, insecure and geographically inconsistent. This contributes to some of the tensions that were identified in the course of the engagement process and have made identifying an acceptable funding model to distribute the debt levy funding challenging. To try to get more consistent access to debt and money advice services and to have a more settled and stable approach to funding, the report suggests that work continue on developing an ‘Advice Services Partnership Framework’ between the Scottish and Local Government which may offer a longer- term funding model.

Read the report: [PDF] Debt levy funding models and approaches - final report (www.improvementservice.org.uk)

This webinar with the Improvement Service will discuss the report findings. This is being held in partnership with the Money Guiders Scotland network.

You’ll have an opportunity to put questions to our speaker during this event, to share your views on the suggested approach and to network with other event participants.

Money Guidance competency match

This session is relevant to the following sections of the Money Guidance Competency Framework.

• Debt
• Welfare and benefits

Accessibility

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