Question reference: S5W-30486
- Asked by: Angus MacDonald, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 6 July 2020
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Current status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 18 August 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, with regard to the extra £9 million awarded to Future Pathways, Scotland’s In Care Survivor Support Fund, to support adult survivors of childhood abuse, how much is earmarked to go to the charity, Wellbeing Scotland/Open Secret, for the support services that it provides to survivors.
Answer
Future Pathways is committed to ensuring that survivors of in care abuse and neglect experience continuity of support and have worked closely with the Scottish Government and Wellbeing Scotland to ensure this. Future Pathways and Wellbeing Scotland are meeting every month to share information about the impact of Coronavirus among other issues.
A minimum of £100,000 is earmarked for Wellbeing Scotland per year in accordance with their contract with Future Pathways. Additional funds may also be made available in line with needs of survivors.
Wellbeing Scotland is one of 54 delivery partners that are collectively offering a range of supports to survivors. In 2019-20 a total of £677,240 was disbursed to all partners by Future Pathways, of which £126,559 was disbursed to Wellbeing Scotland.