Cashback For Communities

Projects supporting young people at risk of being drawn into criminal activities are to receive up to £26 million over the next three years. The Scottish government’s CashBack for Communities programme uses money recovered from seized criminal assets to provide crucial support to young p

A programme funded from the seized assets of criminals has supported 15,368 young people in 2023-24. CashBack for Communities delivered £5.5 million to 29 partners in that period for projects that divert young people away from anti-social behaviour and crime.

A youth programme unique to Scotland has helped transform the lives of 106,000 young people in the past three years. The CashBack for Communities scheme reinvests seized criminal assets into community projects which support young people into positive destinations, diverting some away from potentiall

Projects for disadvantaged young people will share £19 million seized from criminals as part of the CashBack for Communities scheme, the Scottish government has announced. The scheme reinvests criminal assets into community projects which support young people into positive destinations, divert

The next phase of funding for the CashBack for Communities scheme will take total investment in the programme to almost £110 million since it began in 2008. The scheme reinvests criminal assets into community projects which support young people into positive destinations, diverting some a