Financial Inclusion Network
FIN News: 10 September 2025
Welcome to this week's Financial Inclusion Network news
The Financial Inclusion Network is an informal group of over 250 members taken from the Public and Third Sectors which covers all areas of South Lanarkshire. This network is to share information from a wide range of themes. We hope to provide a new update each week that can be accessed by all members at any time to see what is going on in the area under the headings below. If you would like an item included within our weekly news, please complete our short online form here: https://forms.office.com/e/Ht5w7iAuFi. For further information, please email communities@southlanarkshire.gov.uk
Money is not the only problem – Money
Having enough money to get by can be a big issue for people. This section looks at how you may be able to get more money in, either through benefits or fair work, and how you might be able to cut your bills in some ways.
https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/directory/182/money_is_not_the_only_problem/category/519
Community Networking Event – Friday 10 October
Community Engagement Team Event Friday 10 October 2025, Council HQ, Almada Street, Hamilton, ML3 0AA from 12pm to 4pm.
The event will take a familiar shape with FIN members hosting stalls to promote their services to community groups, members of the public, family members, friends, neighbours and colleagues. In addition to this there will be an element of workshops and learning opportunities which will be hosted throughout the afternoon. This is an event for the public so please feel free to promote it as widely as possible to groups, colleagues, family and friends. For more information contact us at – communities@southlanarkshire.gov.uk
Challenge Poverty Week 2025 – Monday 6 October to Sunday 12 October
The aim of Challenge Poverty Week is to highlight the injustice of poverty and inequality by showing that collective action based on justice and compassion can create solutions. The week is an opportunity for you to raise your voice against poverty and unite with others in calling for a just and equal Scotland. Join hundreds of other organisations to do just that, including elected representative, charities, local authorities, faith groups, businesses, schools and colleges, trade unions, professional bodies and more.
We are creating a calendar of events for the week so, whatever you are doing (events, activities, messages, etc.) send in full details and we will collate the data for sharing with all partners, Send full details to communities@southlanarkshire.gov.uk
Child Poverty Action Group CPAG
Visit our website to see a range of free courses and resources covering a wide variety of topics such Welfare Reform, PIP appeals and much more - https://cpag.org.uk/
Nourish Scotland
How can we make the idea of state-supported restaurants a reality? Join or conference on Thursday 16 October 2025 10am-4.30pm.
This year, we are going international. We will draw inspiration from people making public diners happen in other countries and connect with a growing global movement working to make nutritious, delicious, low-cost food available to everyone. Whether you are a food activist, policymaker, practitioner or citizen, come and be part of shaping the future of public diners. Use the link below to join Nourish Scotland for the second public diners conference -
