Commissioning human services such as social care or mental health services should be viewed as an investment,pay of social care workers in the private, third and independent (PVI) sectors in a direct care role,In August, SCVO and the TSI Scotland Network published the paper, 'Fair Funding and Fair Work.',and Social Care Partnership (LA/HSCP) services by using their charitable funds.,They noted, "Earmarked funding, such as the 'Transforming Care for Older People Fund,' was once a reliable

procurement to ensure, amongst other priorities, that social,environmental, and economic factors are,Social care intermediaries regularly report on organisations needing to hand back contracts because the,Fair procurement is not only about providing the funding it costs to deliver a well-run service or programme,Unfortunately, despite some development on longer-term funding within work to tackle health inequalities,procurement to ensure, amongst other priorities, that social,environmental, and economic factors are

sector plays a key role in keeping people economically active by providing employability support, mental health,Through direct provision of public services in areas like social care and youthwork, or working with,for a Fair Funding environment.,Neither is data on Fair Funding criteria, such as how much funding is delivered on a multi-year basis,that better data collection is needed to help target new and existing social justice policies and that

sector plays a key role in keeping people economically active by providing employability support, mental health,Through direct provision of public services in areas like social care and youthwork, or working with,prospectus, including commitments to progress Fairer Funding, implement multi-year funding deals, embed,Charities have adapted to social and demographic changes, funding and policy trends, the opportunities,and challenges of new technology and increased connectivity, and increasingly engaging procurement processes

procurement to ensure, amongst other priorities, that social, environmental, and economic factors are,Current funding and procurement models are not conducive to Fair Work aspirations.,While developments in longer-term funding in a few areas featured, such as tackling health inequalities,Social care intermediaries regularly report organisations handing back contracts as funding does not, guarantee full cost recoveryaddress competitive tendering Fair procurement should provide the funding

across a range of policy areas.,for Fair Funding.,A medium-sized health organisation said: “We cannot pay our staff decent wages as public sector grants,policy provides us with genuine concern.,care and housing.

Many procurement contracts from health and social care partnerships have not covered uprating, despite,Third opportunity: social care workforce To recognise the contribution of the social care workforce in,Work aspirationsregard the social care workforce as equal to those in health, where better wages, job,social care sector and funding and commissioning systems often drive this.,social care workforce in Scotland.

and social care spending, and uprating of social security entitlements delivered by Social Security,Funding and Procurement Content In pre-budget Scrutiny Social Justice and Social Security Committee raised,Wages for those working in social care will rise to the Real Living Wage (RLW) of £10.90, a step back,To maintain the commitment to paying above the RLW a minimum wage floor for social care of £11.50 would,and social care budget has received significant additional resource.