What are the Information & Advice Services?
A strategic approach to delivering Information & Advice Services across Aberdeenshire has been developed to ensure the sector is supported, resulting in good quality, accessible services which meets the National Standards.
These community-based services are integrated within the strategic framework which involves a substantial change to the way in which services are delivered for those most in need in our community.
Main Delivery partners
Money Advice and Welfare Rights Money and benefits advice - Aberdeenshire Council
The team has been developed over the last 3 years with Money Advice & Welfare Rights Workers linked into community organisations such as Food-banks, Progress In Dialogue. Support for Aberdeenshire Councils Relocation Team and Housing Service. Some staff are based within GP Practices and one is linked into Meldrum Academy.
Using a person-centered approach, the team provides a flexible and accessible service to people living in Aberdeenshire.
To ensure good quality services are being delivered across the sector a Quality Assurance / Training Post has been developed as part of this team to ensure the service being delivered meets the National Standards and will support the whole sector to develop an integrated approach to delivery.
Commissioned Community Based Services
Independent Information & Advice Services across Aberdeenshire gives people community access to the range of support and services which the third sector have traditionally delivered. The service delivers General Advice, Money, Debt and Welfare Rights. This community-based services have been commissioned and is being delivered by Kincardine & Mearns Citizens' Advice Bureau (CAB) on behalf of all the local CABs that operate across Aberdeenshire.
Kincardine and Mearns Citizens Advice Bureau | Free, impartial and confidential advice (kamcab.org.uk)
South West Aberdeenshire Citizens Advice Bureau | Free, impartial and confidential advice (swacab.org.uk)
North West Aberdeenshire Citizens Advice Bureau | Citizens Advice Scotland (cas.org.uk)
North East Aberdeenshire Citizens Advice Bureau | Free, impartial and confidential advice (neacab.org.uk)
Closing date for responses is: 30th November 2023 EXTENDED for another week to Thursday 7th December to allow for more responses
What are the Information & Advice Services?
A strategic approach to delivering Information & Advice Services across Aberdeenshire has been developed to ensure the sector is supported, resulting in good quality, accessible services which meets the National Standards.
These community-based services are integrated within the strategic framework which involves a substantial change to the way in which services are delivered for those most in need in our community.
Main Delivery partners
Money Advice and Welfare Rights Money and benefits advice - Aberdeenshire Council
The team has been developed over the last 3 years with Money Advice & Welfare Rights Workers linked into community organisations such as Food-banks, Progress In Dialogue. Support for Aberdeenshire Councils Relocation Team and Housing Service. Some staff are based within GP Practices and one is linked into Meldrum Academy.
Using a person-centered approach, the team provides a flexible and accessible service to people living in Aberdeenshire.
To ensure good quality services are being delivered across the sector a Quality Assurance / Training Post has been developed as part of this team to ensure the service being delivered meets the National Standards and will support the whole sector to develop an integrated approach to delivery.
Commissioned Community Based Services
Independent Information & Advice Services across Aberdeenshire gives people community access to the range of support and services which the third sector have traditionally delivered. The service delivers General Advice, Money, Debt and Welfare Rights. This community-based services have been commissioned and is being delivered by Kincardine & Mearns Citizens' Advice Bureau (CAB) on behalf of all the local CABs that operate across Aberdeenshire.
Kincardine and Mearns Citizens Advice Bureau | Free, impartial and confidential advice (kamcab.org.uk)
South West Aberdeenshire Citizens Advice Bureau | Free, impartial and confidential advice (swacab.org.uk)
North West Aberdeenshire Citizens Advice Bureau | Citizens Advice Scotland (cas.org.uk)
North East Aberdeenshire Citizens Advice Bureau | Free, impartial and confidential advice (neacab.org.uk)
Closing date for responses is: 30th November 2023 EXTENDED for another week to Thursday 7th December to allow for more responses
