Published Date: Jun 25th, 2025
A total of £106,000 has been agreed for three anti-poverty initiatives in Levenmouth.
Councillors from Levenmouth Area Committee approved the funding to three initiatives working in Levenmouth to help offset the devastating impacts of the cost of living.
Awards were made to:
- Levenmouth Enhanced Fuel Poverty approach – £30,000,
- Levenmouth Independence Initiative - £18,000,
- Plus Partnership approach - £58,000.
Committee Convenor, Cllr Colin Davidson said that it was vitally important for the committee to support projects and initiatives like these.
He said: “There’s no doubt that Levenmouth area is improving in so many ways with the reintroduction of the railway and the massive investment which has been made into the infrastructure and services in the area. However, we cannot forget that we have some of the most deprived areas in Scotland in this area and people who are terribly disadvantaged, who need all the support we can offer them.
“I’m pleased that across the parties we can agree that funding must be made available for initiatives like these which strive to pull people out of poverty. “
Councillors heard that Levenmouth had moved to a Cash First approach. The principle aims being to move away from the heavy reliance placed on foodbanks and towards high quality money advice being available at the right time. Where food is provided it should be delivered with choice and dignity.
This is an approach which aims to move our response away from a crisis management, short-term approach, to a coordinated framework using local resource to build resilience and aim towards avoiding future crisis situations for individuals and families. Avoiding crisis is better for the clients and more cost effective for the authority and its partners.
Please remember if you or someone you know is struggling with the cost of living there's lots of help and advice available. Go to our.fife.scot/gethelp
