Devolution of Community Care Grants and Crisis Loans: Consultation on Successor Arrangements

Shelter Scotland welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Scottish Government's consultation on the devolution of community care grants (CCGs) and crisis loans. The redesigning of these vital streams of funding for vulnerable people is an opportunity to improve on the current system and to make the process more efficient and more effective.

The social fund is a small but important source of funding for people who do not have the basic goods they need to make their tenancy successful. Whatever succession arrangements are put in place, they must focus on providing a fair, fast and transparent service that can respond quickly to people in crisis.