Debt advice levy funding

Debt advice levy funding allocated by the Scottish Government.


Funding allocations for debt advice levy 2024-2025

Organisation

Project description

2024-25 allocation (£)

Advice UK

Advice in Accessible Settings Fund, distributing grants to members to provide money and debt advice in Scotland

911,390

Advice Direct Scotland 

Multichannel debt advice service, holistic advice, including support for increased capacity

630,000

Citizens Advice Scotland  

Supporting the provision of debt advice across the Citizens Advice Bureaux network (as part of Money Talk Team project)

2,449,801

Money Advice Training Resources Information and Consultancy Services (MATRICS), co-delivered with Money Advice Scotland, to provide second tier support and training to debt advisers.  

488,550

Council Tax debt advice project

200,000

Improvement Service 

Data collection, analysis and publication of the Advice Insights Framework (formerly the Common Advice Performance Management Reporting Framework)

 

25,000

Money Advice Scotland 

Financial Capability, Policy and Adviser Wellbeing projects 

339,658

 

Money Advice Trust 

National Debtline, Business Debtline

368,756

StepChange 

 

Multichannel Debt Advice Project, Helpline support, Specialist and Vulnerable Debt Advice service, including homeowner support

1,272,272

Christians Against Poverty 

Community-based holistic debt advice services and support in Scotland, including increased debt centre support

271,139

Child Poverty Action Group

Support for training and second tier advice service

112,000

One Parent Families Scotland

Support for debt advice and guidance

 

147,879

Welfare Advice Health Partnerships

To support the continuation of money advice services, including debt advice in GP surgeries

108,061

Total allocated  

 

7,324,506*

*The total is made up of £6,228,173 of 2024-25 debt advice levy allocation and £1,096,333 additional funding due to historic miscalculation.

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