The Advice in Community Settings grant programme, funded by the Greater London Authority has been released a new evaluation report this month! The programme works with organisations that are already embedded within communities to help to widen access for individuals who might not reach traditional advice services.

Key points to highlight in year 2 evaluation

• A community-based model is reaching individuals who may not typically access advice services, with 61% of those supported being first-time advice-seekers.
• The positive effects of the programme on advice-seekers’ incomes, health, wellbeing, and confidence managing money.
• The proportion of the advice seekers seeking support with debt has steadily risen over the last year – with year one being as low as 3.6% to 32.9% at the end of year 2.
• In contrast to the London offices of Citizens Advice, the programme has shown effectiveness in engaging women of Black or Black British backgrounds and of working age (between the ages of 25 and 44).

Read the full report Report Launch: Mayor of London’s Advice in Community Settings Year 2 Evaluation Report

*Moving into it’s third year of delivery in August 2024 as part of the Advice in Community settings programme, Rooted Finance leads a pan-London partnership with Money A and E which embeds welfare and debt advice in different community locations.