FOI/19/02528 · FOI · unclear
Debt advice levy funding allocation: FOI release
Information requested
You asked for a breakdown of funding allocated via debt advice levy funding by organisation and amount awarded, and an outline of what the allocated funding was used for (eg to provide advice service, to provide helpline etc.) in 2019/20.
Response
The table below gives details of the debt advice levy funding allocated by the Scottish Government for April - September 2019. The information is also being made available on the Scottish Government Tackling Problem Debt Group website at: https://www.gov.scot/groups/tackling-problem-debt-group/
Information for the full financial year 2019/20 will be made available in the same place as soon as it is available.
Organisation Activity Amount Advice Direct Scotland Pilot project for a cloud-based platform enabling better integrated client journeys £137,049 Citizens Advice Scotland Debt advice transition and capacity provision projects £124,999 Citizens Advice Scotland Debt advocacy £21,700 Improvement Service Projects on levy allocation models, Common Advice Reporting Framework and Funders’ Framework £87,500 Money Advice Scotland Core funding, training courses for debt advisers, workforce strategy project and digital pilot project £135,828.50 Money Advice Trust National Debtline and Business Debtline £116,474 Scottish Legal Aid Board Projects under Making Advice Work and Early Resolution & Advice Programmes £790,685 StepChange (Foundation for Credit Counselling) Project to increase debt advice provision, with a focus on vulnerable clients £323,575 StepChange (Foundation for Credit Counselling) Telephone debt advice £126,150 Total £1,863,960.50
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Contact Please quote the FOI reference Central Enquiry Unit Email: ceu@gov.scot Phone: 0300 244 4000 The Scottish Government St Andrews House Regent Road Edinburgh EH1 3DG
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