Category

• Fully Validated Effective Local Practice

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Poverty impact

• Prevention
• Mitigation
• Reduction

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Poverty driver

• Provide benefit in-kind (material)

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Keywords

• Poverty
• Crisis
• Need
• Cash

Aim

The primary aim of the project is to provide immediate relief to families with children (aged 21 and under) who are suffering from extreme hardship and are in urgent need of assistance.

Summary

Aberlour Urgent Assistance Fund provides financial support to families with children under 21 facing extreme hardship across Scotland. Families can apply online to gain assistance for a range of urgent needs, such as food, utilities, clothing, bedding, appliance repairs, replacement of appliances that have failed, or other essentials. The cash-first-based support has spread in recent years to cover the majority of council areas in Scotland. To date, more than 2000 families have benefitted from the fund.

What difference does it make?

The fund has had a significant and positive impact on families negatively impacted by abject poverty, or who have encountered unexpected expenses.

Key take-aways

• The needs of people experiencing poverty can change, and a cash-first approach in supporting them means that emergent needs to be met.
• There is a nationwide demand for a fund that supports people in crisis.

 

Organisations

Aberlour Children's Charity

Location

The project is delivered all over Scotland.

Contact