Membership

Money Advice Scotland champions the continuing development of free, impartial, and confidential money advice. We currently around 150 members comprising organisations and individuals from local authorities, Citizens Advice Bureaux and voluntary organisations, who all provide money advice. Other members who are supportive of our objectives include insolvency practitioners, and creditor and debt collection organisations.

Why become a member

Find out about the benefits of becoming a member of Money Advice Scotland. Read more

Types of membership

Find out about the different types of membership we offer. Read more

Apply to become a member

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Latest

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In-house Train the Trainer - Money Coach

The Financial Capability team is holding an in-house Money Coach session, aimed at professionals who undertake financial capability work with their clients on a one-to-one basis. The training will help advisers develop new skills to help improve their clients' financial wellbeing and resilience.

In-house Train the Trainer - Talking Money

The Financial Capability team is holding an in-house Talking Money session on Monday 16 March 2020. These sessions are ideal for staff and volunteers who discuss financial topics with groups and individuals. Talking Money will help staff develop their ability to promote financial wellbeing in a group setting, with a view to empowering service users and focusing on long-term remedies.

Free complex cases training for the advice sector

We're delighted to be able to run our Complex Cases courses for free to members thanks to funding from Computershare Loan Services and its Charity Donations Fund.

Accessibility

Falkirk Council's Standards Support Journey

Through our Standards Support service, we guide organisations through a range of quality assurance standards, including the Scottish National Standards for Information and Advice Providers. Kenny Bowie, Senior Debt Advice Officer at Falkirk Council has written a blog on his experience of our Standards Support service.

Research

Find out about our research.

New digital resource to tackle financial and digital exclusion

We’re excited to announce that we’re working on a new digital platform to help those who are digitally or financially excluded navigate online banking. Earlier this month we were successful in a funding bid to work with JP Morgan’s Force for Good project and the team will help us develop a platform that will provide a test environment for individuals who have not used online banking before to familiarise themselves with how it works.