Welcome to this week's Financial Inclusion Network news

The Financial Inclusion Network is an informal group of over 250 members taken from the Public and Third Sectors which covers all areas of South Lanarkshire.  This network is to share information from a wide range of themes. We hope to provide a new update each week that can be accessed by all members at any time to see what is going on in the area under the headings below. If you would like an item included within our weekly news, please complete our short online form here: https://forms.office.com/e/Ht5w7iAuFi.  For further information, please email communities@southlanarkshire.gov.uk 

Money is not the only problem – Getting Involved

Getting involved in your community can help you become a part of something and give you chances to learn new things, make friends and make a difference to others. This section shows some ways that you can do that.

https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/directory/182/money_is_not_the_only_problem/category/525

1st Class Credit Union

Free Membership of the Credit Union providing Savings Accounts, High Interest Accounts, ISA Tax Free Savings Accounts. Various personal unsecured and secured Loan Accounts. Savings, High Interest and ISA’s.

Webpage - https://1stclasscu.co.uk/  Phone - 07534164212.

Healthy Valleys – Job Vacancies

Healthy Valleys is a community led organisation committed to providing outstanding local services that help preserve the mental and physical health and wellbeing of individuals, families, and communities living in rural South Lanarkshire. We have two exciting new opportunities to join our team.

Closing Date for both posts is Monday 13 July 2026 at 10am with interviews week beginning Monday 27 July 2026.  These roles are subject to a PVG Disclosure Scotland check, which will be paid by Healthy Valleys. Due to the requirement to travel around rural communities, the postholder must have a full, clean driving licence and access to their own transport (with appropriate business insurance).

 Please email contact@healthyvalleys.org.uk  for an application pack.  Please note that we are unable to accept CVs or late applications.  For further information on the role, or for an informal chat, please contact Healthy Valleys on 07859 062831.

The Wise Group – Relational Mentoring and HEAT

RELATIONAL MENTORING - for households with children across all of Lanarkshire.

We offer face-to-face mentoring to empower families with things such as:

• Financial budgeting and income maximisation
• Energy advice and advocacy
• Mental Health and wellbeing
• Employability support
• Access to training courses and workshops and
• Engagement with suitable other support services.

use this new link :  One to one tailored mentoring and support

There must be children in the near or extended household.

HEAT (Home energy advice team)

HEAT for anyone struggling with anything to do with energy for anyone who pays an energy bill:

• Energy crisis & advocacy support

• Energy saving awareness
• Income maximisation
• Energy efficiency Advice
• Debt management
• You can refer using this link - https://portal.thewisegroup.co.uk/heat-referral/

Public Health Information Lanarkshire (PHIL)

Have you had a chance to look at PHIL signposting website - https://www.nhslanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk/phil/

Since going live in January 2026, we have a new theme: sexual health and a new brief: ‘Physical Activity, physical inactivity, and physical activity referral schemes in Lanarkshire’, that can be found in our ‘Healthy Weight, Diet and Physical Activity’ theme.

For those of you who like popularity contests, the current most popular theme to click on is ‘Population and Equalities data’.

If you wish to be added to our mailing list or we’d love to hear how you have used PHIL, please let us know, via email LAN.PHIL@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk.

South Lanarkshire Council Plan 2022-2027

We are reviewing our Council Plan, 2022-2027 and are keen to hear your views. Your feedback will help us write a better plan for the future of

South Lanarkshire.  The Council Plan, Connect, sets out our vision and values, and our priorities for the future. The Plan is a key document which helps guide

how we plan and deliver services across South Lanarkshire.  To have your say, please visit our survey here - 

https://online1.snapsurveys.com/Interview/aa92b55c-13b2-4e0b-81ff-ddc31093404f