Category

• Emerging Local Practice

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Poverty impact

• Mitigation
• Awareness

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Poverty driver

• Provide benefit in-kind (material)
• Increase income from benefits

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Keywords

• Community Engagement
• Empowerment
• Financial
• Lived Experience
• Research and Evaluation

Aim

• Improve identification of families affected by disability.
• Deliver support through income maximisation.
• Inform families with disabilities that support is available, and ensure they are accessing it when and if they seek assistance.

Summary

The project focuses on improving support for families with disabled children who may be experiencing financial hardship. It aims to better understand their needs through direct engagement while also exploring how the current support systems can be improved. Although income support continues to be provided, the project highlights the ongoing challenges families face and the gaps in current services. The project also seeks to build trust with local families and analyse targeted improvements that could lead to long-term improvements in support services.

What difference does it make?

Too early to ascertain.

Key take-aways

• Engage with lived experience families to ensure you understand your starting point and how identified issues impact on family wellbeing.
• Be clear about what changes you can influence and have a positive impact on.
• If findings are useful, share with other departments/services so they have the opportunity to change/adapt to the needs of families.

 

Organisations

• Third Sector Organisations. • Moray Disability Forum. • Moray Council.

Location

Moray

Contact