Case studies

The Linlathen Local Fairness Initiative is a community empowerment project delivered in the neighbourhood of Linlathen in Dundee by the Dundee City Council and various public and third sector partners. The Initiative comprises of a range of coordinated and diverse interventions with partners to reduce poverty and improve wellbeing in the neighbourhood. The Initiative is informed by the social rese…

The Aberdeenshire Lived Experience Online Forum is a discussion group hosted by Aberdeenshire Council. The forum’s main objective is to provide a discussion space for the Council, communities and people with lived experience of poverty to identify the challenges of living in poverty in Aberdeenshire. This is hosted so the Council can improve its existing support services. The discussions are held …

Midlothian’s Wash and Dry Laundry Service offered free laundry services to mitigate the effects of the cost-of-living crisis. The project targeted Midlothian residents who could not afford to do their laundry for various reasons. It has been trialled in two ways: 1) through a private laundry pick-up and delivery service based in Mayfield to aid those in East Midlothian; 2) tokens were distributed …

Healthier Wealthier Children is a project of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHS GGC) that works closely with antenatal and community child health services to target pregnant women and families with young children experiencing, or at risk of, child poverty, as costs increase, and employment patterns change around the birth of a child. The project aims to prevent families from falling into child pov…

Threehills is Scotland’s first community supermarket located in the heart of the Nitshill area of Glasgow. Threehills is opening in March 2024 and will act as a hub for the community, providing an affordable supermarket, café, and community resource facilities. Whilst waiting for the main store to open, Good Food Scotland have opened six affordable larders throughout Glasgow.

Midlothian Council’s Trusted Partner Model is a cash-first initiative to reduce food and fuel poverty in the area. Developed as a response to COVID-19 and the cost-of-living crisis, this model addresses the needs of Midlothian residents with dignified financial aid. This council-wide project aims to mitigate the financial inequalities intensified during the pandemic by directly increasing income f…

Musicares: Scotland's leading national music programme for care-experienced youth, provides free music tuition, workshops, mentoring, and guidance nationwide. Musicares empowers young individuals to choose their learning path, location, and instructors, with the flexibility to switch subjects. It fosters improved communication with support services and facilitates informed decisions about their fu…

NHS Ayrshire and Arran provide compensation to those who are self-isolating due to illness but are not entitled to compensation for loss of income earnings. The project protects those who are economically vulnerable and increases the likelihood public health measures being implemented. Concerns were raised that those who were entitled to compensation were not asking for it. The letter that was bei…

Advice Works is Renfrewshire Council’s advice service. It is a free, confidential, and independent service that provides money, debt, and benefits advice. The Advice Works team offers advice on financial budgeting and supports service users when handling creditors, bankruptcy, mortgage and rent arrears. Low-income individuals and families can receive support when applying for benefits or entitleme…

Grafix Design Studio & Print Shop is a social enterprise located in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire. It aims to help those with barriers to employment (many of whom are living with poverty). Grafix Design Studio & Print Shop provides work experience placements and volunteering opportunities. These can be adapted to individual needs and can focus on design, manual printing processes or a mixture of both.…