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The IMPACT Project from ASH Scotland has a new and refreshed website, full of information about Smoking and Mental Health and useful downloads and links for workers and volunteers. www.impact.scot(this will open in a new window).

Bags of Help is Tesco’s local community grant scheme which since 2016 has supported over 25,000 community groups with over £75million worth of funding. A new initiative, Bags of Help Centenary Grants, will provide larger grants of £25,000, £15,000 and £10,000.

The government’s National Living Wage(this will open in a new window) (NLW) has risen from £7.83 to £8.21 for workers over 25.

You must be at least aged 25 to get the National Living Wage - the minimum wage will still apply for workers aged 24 and under.

Skills Development Scotland is the National Skills Agency for Scotland. As part of their offer they facilitate a number of funds to support Employers develop their workforce.

The Edinburgh Universities (University of Edinburgh, Napier, Heriot-Watt and Queen Margaret) facilitate the Santander Internship Funding.

The aim of the IMPACT project is to raise awareness of the links between poor mental health and smoking to encourage mental health and other practitioners to discuss these links with Service Users. Next date: Wednesday 11 December.