New Edinburgh Service Map suited to Migrant Needs

Migration Policy Scotland and Independent Food Aid Network have created a new leaflet in collaboration with Edinburgh Advice Network entitled 'Moved to Scotland and Worrying about Money.' Rebecca Kay from Migration Policy Scotland, shares more information.

'Knowing where to turn for help and navigating an unfamiliar landscape of advice and support services present specific challenges for people who have moved to Scotland. Advisors and services can also struggle to know where best to direct migrant service users.

In our policy laboratory we worked with service providers to develop a straight forward signposting tool. We partnered with Independent Food Aid Network (IFAN), building on the model of their ‘Worrying about Money’ leaflet to create a ‘Moved to Scotland and Worrying about Money‘ leaflet suited to meet migrants needs.

The leaflet has an easy to follow step-by-step process:

The first step on the title page helps you identify what might be worrying you.

The second step lists different options you might have.

The final third step provides direct contact details to organisations with more information of how they can help.

The template we have developed can be populated with appropriate organisations for any local authority area.

Working with Edinburgh Advice Network we have created a first leaflet for Edinburgh City. You can download the Edinburgh leaflet at Moved to Scotland and Worrying about Money or order copies from IFAN here [please mark clearly that you wish to order the ‘migrant resource’]. The leaflet has also been added to the rest of the Worrying about Money resources for Edinburgh City at Worrying about Money - Edinburgh.

If you have feedback to share on this resource please contact: Leri@migrationpolicyscotland.org.uk or admin@foodaidnetwork.org.uk

After further feedback has been gathered, there are hopes to produce versions in multiple languages, easy read and to embed with the rest of the digital Worrying about Money resources. Local versions are also being developed for other areas in Scotland.

Find out more about Migration Policy Scotland research on how migrants are disproportionately affected by poverty in Scotland here.'