Falkirk Council

Falkirk Council
Telephone: 01324 506070

Joint Citizens Advice Bureaux Financial Inclusion

If you live in one of the priority areas and want to find out what this project is doing specifically in your area, please contact Morag Macaulay|.

This project, led by Falkirk CAB Ltd, Denny & Dunipace CAB LTD and Grangemouth & Bo'ness CAB Ltd aims to improve the financial well-being of those living in disadvantaged communities including low income households / families / sick / disabled and elderly, via the provision of debt management advice / education and welfare benefits advice.

Each CAB will deliver the project with slight differences however they will all:

  • Provide outreach surgeries
  • Offer budgeting / financial awareness training to groups including lone parents and young people
  • Provide additional home visiting service for those unable to travel.
Financial Allocation and Main Project Outputs 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11

FSF allocation

£93,436

£163,395

£116,718

No. of multiple debt cases

200

222

247

No. of home visits

30

30

30

No. of welfare benefit checks

330

413

516

Total debt negotiated

£500k

£750k

£1m

Total FSF allocation £423,549

Progress 2008/09

Project Update
Output No. of benefit checks carried out Total debt negotiated No. of multiple debt cases dealt with No. of home visits carried out
Annual Target

330

£500k

200

30

Progress Quarter 1

40

£126k

0

0

Progress Quarter 2

28

£71.6k

7

4

Progress Quarter 3

40

£488k

16

5

Progress Quarter 4

120

£3.6m

49

12

Total Progress to date

197

£4.2m

72

21

Variance

-133

+£3.7m

-128

-9

Some issues caused by recruitment delays

Progress 2009/10

Project Update
Output No. benefit checks Debt negotiated No. of multiple debt cases No. home visits Benefit gains
Annual Target

432

£750K

220

30

X

Progress Quarter 1

103

£1.4m

45

1

X

Progress Quarter 2

133

£1.3m

51

X

£127K

Progress Quarter 3

96

£2.2m

40

X

£437K

To contact this project please call 01324 618823.

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