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Financial Inclusion and Capability

Meeting: 15/07/2014 - Community, Leisure Services and Environment Overview & Scrutiny Committee (Item 23)

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Interview with Ellie Kershaw, Programme Manager (Financial Inclusion and Maidstone Families Matter)

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Minutes:

Ellie Kershaw, Programme Manager (Financial Inclusion and Maidstone Families Matter) presented her report.

Ms Kershaw explained a seminar for front line workers on 17 July 2014 had attracted 60 organisations. The seminar focussed on providing information on where service users could get financial support.

Special projects for older people, school children and digital inclusion were being considered.

The Committee agreed to feed in ideas to the project when receiving regular project updates and not take the project forward as a review topic.

RESOLVED: That the:

a. Financial Inclusion and Capability report be noted, and:

b. Committee receive regular updates on the work of the Financial Inclusion and Capability project.