Community Regeneration: How housing associations can contribute to financial inclusion
20th March 2008
Housing associations are ideally placed to promote inclusion within their communities. This event brought together people involved in housing and financial inclusion to discuss practical approaches to tackling financial exclusion.
Presentations
• Financial Inclusion in Scotland: The Way Ahead
Catriona McKay, Head of Financial Inclusion Team, Scottish Government
• How Housing Associations Can Engage Tenants
Dawn Eckersley-Wright, Now Let’s Talk Money Campaign
• Opportunities for Greater Partnership Working Within Communities
Chris Mathieson, Financial Inclusion Officer, Grampian Housing Association
• Financial Services Authority – It’s Work with Housing Associations
Sharon McLeod, Financial Capability Department, FSA
• Practice Presentation 1 – Joint Work With Local Authorities
Julie Borland, Marketing Assistant, Glasgow Credit Union
Julie has asked us to put a link to the Express Loan flyer which she talked about at the event. Copies are available – please email Julie.
• Practice Presentation 2 – Joint Work With Local Authorities
Helen Crawford, Community Development Worker, Queens Cross Housing Association
Find out more about this topic
Guidance and context • Making the Link: Engaging Social Landlords in Financial Inclusion – a short, useful summary with a range of links to other information sources. • Community Access to Money: Housing Associations Leading on Financial Inclusion – sets out examples of how housing associations have benefited from financial inclusion activity, and lessons learned from experience to date. • A Guide to Financial Capability for Social Housing Tenants – produced by the National Housing Federation. • Financial Inclusion Good Practice Briefing – produced by the Chartered Institute of Housing. Only available as a hard copy, but provided free of charge. • FAQ sheet on Financial Inclusion – the Scottish Centre for Regeneration’s short guide to financial inclusion, with links for more information. |
National policy • Scottish National Standards for Information and Advice Providers – updated in 2006 to include standards for debt counselling, income maximisation, money advice and welfare benefits advice. • Financial Inclusion Team – find out about Scottish Government policy on financial inclusion. • Building Financial Capability in the UK – information about the UK strategy for Financial Capability, led by the Financial Services Authority. • Growth Fund – find out more about the government fund set up to increase availability of affordable loans through the not for profit sector. |
Useful websites • Now Let’s Talk Money Campaign – online advice for organisations working with people with money worries, and for individuals themselves. • Money Made Clear – independent advice for individuals from the Financial Services Authority. • Transact – a UK wide forum bringing together organisations working to promote financial inclusion. |
A background reading list is also available.
