Meet our #FIS members: Salary Finance 💥

Salary Finance helps people become happier by alleviating finance-related stress which impacts mental health, relationships & performance at work through products made available by progressive employers.

For more > salaryfinance.com

We aim to champion the availability of fair and affordable credit, especially to vulnerable people.

For more information on our priorities visit #FIS here 👉 ow.ly/6T0P50QBJGR

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Meet our #FIS members: Poverty Alliance 💥

Poverty Alliance aims to build the anti-poverty movement, provide evidence through research, change attitudes, influence policy and practice, and support communities to challenge poverty.

For more > povertyalliance.org

To learn more about the aims of Financial Inclusion for Scotland, its partners, and for some advice on affordable ways to borrow money, visit #FIS here: ow.ly/6T0P50QBJGR

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Millions of payments are made every day in the UK.

Sadly, people in poverty are charged more because of the way they pay for essentials.

Here are the real stories of payments and the poverty premium.

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Meet our #FIS members: Fair4All Finance 💥

Fair4All Finance's mission is to increase the financial resilience and well-being of vulnerable people by increasing the availability of fair and accessible financial products and services.

For more > fair4allfinance.org.uk

In this week's policy blog, our Policy Officer, Emily, reflects on the campaign launch event and shares where the campaign is going to next. If you'd like to get involved with #DignityFirst , visit buff.ly/3u5ifME to find out how.

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We aim to champion more collaboration, data sharing and insights, leading to innovation and more inclusive outcomes.

For more information on our priorities visit #FIS here: ow.ly/6T0P50QBJGR

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Yesterday we attended the MoneyAdviceScotland #DignityFirst event at Eagle Labs, Glasgow.

Tackling financial stigma - and the use of stigmatising language - is a collective effort; we can't do it without support from the money advice sector.

Learn more: ow.ly/F8TW50R1Xir

Debt can happen to anyone. It can be isolating, oppressive and complex. With 4m people currently in problem debt, and a further 17m at risk, it's not uncommon.

Our CEO, Vikki Brownridge, outlines that help is out there in the form of free and impartial debt advice this

We aim to champion easy-to-use and stigma-free money management advice and debt services.

For more information on our priorities visit #FIS here 👉ow.ly/6T0P50QBJGR

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During #DebtAwarenessWeek , it's imperative to consider the narratives surrounding debt in Scotland. See our latest policy blog which shares some debt stats and points to language as a perpetuator of financial stigma buff.ly/3TUa9kd

NEW BLOG: Part two of our #DebtAwarenessWeek blog by Richard Lane explores some more of the barriers that prevent people from getting debt advice & why it’s so important they’re broken down. This includes today’s theme of credit scores & future finances 👇
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It’s Day 3 of #DebtAwarenessWeek . Today’s theme is credit scores and future finances and we’ll be covering the worries people have around getting debt advice and the impact that has. 👇💷

New polling from Debt Justice for #DebtAwarenessWeek finds:

📌 A record 6.7 million people in Britain are now in financial difficulty
📌 13% of people have missed three or more credit or bill payments over the past six months.

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We'll be attending the MoneyAdviceScotland #DignityFirst event on Monday 25th March. See you there 👇🏼

Debt Awareness Week is back for its 10th year – that’s a full decade of StepChange’s campaign to raise awareness of debt issues, and the help and advice available to deal with them.

This year, from Monday 18 to Sunday 24 March, we’ll be looking at some of the reasons why you

Meet #FIS members: FinTech Scotland💥

@fintechscotland aims to secure Scotland’s place as a Top 5 global fintech centre. It supports the Scottish fintech community by connecting, enabling, promoting & creating collaborative opportunities.

For more > fintechscotland.com

We aim to champion easy access to fair banking services including basic current and savings accounts.

For more information on our priorities visit #FIS here 👉 ow.ly/6T0P50QBJGR

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