West Lothian Council

Contact

01506 283000

Address

Bathgate Partnership Centre

South Bridge Street

Bathgate

West Lothian

EH48 1TS

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Online Train the Trainer – Digital Delivery for Financial Wellbeing 10 February

This course, new for 2021, will help advisers develop skills to improve clients’ financial wellbeing.
Adviser Wellbeing Tracker Research: Autumn Survey Highlights

This blog discusses the findings from our latest adviser wellbeing survey, the second of three pieces of tracker research that will combine to form our upcoming Wellbeing Index.

Benefits calculator

Our online benefits calculator will tell you quickly and confidentially if there are any benefits you should be receiving.
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Coronavirus: dealing with debt and money worries

If you’ve been impacted by coronavirus, whether it’s because you’ve lost some or all of your income, or your household bills have increased, it’s important to know what you can do to help with your debt and money worries.
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.
Coronavirus update 21.5.20

Coronavirus (Scotand) (No 2) Bill explained
Update from our CEO regarding Coronavirus

Read our CEO's update on how Money Advice Scotland is handling the current situation regarding Coronavirus.
Focusing on wellbeing

Recent months have highlighted the importance of looking after mental health and wellbeing, particularly in the workplace. People working in advice may be accustomed to dealing with clients in crisis, but the coronavirus situation brings unprecedented challenges to an already stressful and demanding role. This post launches our wellbeing focus campaign.
Coronavirus update 17.4.20

New FCA measures covering personal loans, credit cards, and overdrafts.
Our new financial capability webinars

Our financial capability team has developed two new series of webinars to help promote financial wellbeing.
Coronavirus update 2.4.20

A summary of the key updates relating to coronavirus including the Coronavirus (Scotland) Bill, and changes to recording in credit reports.