Reaching Out, Improving Lives
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The Eligibility Questionnaire for the Active Inclusion Fund may
now be accessed through WCVA's new Multipurpose Application Portal
(MAP) at https://map.wcva.cymru
If you are already an Approved Beneficiary, you will be
sent an email explaining how to log on to your existing details. If
you haven't heard from us, please contact activeinclusion@wcva.cymru
The Active Inclusion Fund is managed by Wales
Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA) supported by
funding from European Structural and Investment
Funds. It aims to reduce economic
inactivity in Wales and improve the employability
of disadvantaged people furthest from the labour
market.
WCVA, as an Intermediate Body, acting on behalf of the Welsh
European Funding Office (WEFO), offers the following areas of
funding.
- West Wales and the Valleys for participants who are over
25
- East Wales for participants who are over 25
- West Wales and the Valleys for participants aged between16 and
24
- East Wales for participants aged between16 and 24.
The funding pots address the priority 'tackling poverty and
social exclusion' by increasing labour market participation and
helping people to access sustainable employment (for over 25s) and
'youth employment attainment' (for 16-24 year olds).
The fund will work with those who are designated long term
unemployed or economically inactive and have complex barriers to
employment (for over 25s) or are not in employment, education or
training (for 16-24 year olds).
Active Inclusion will be delivered through two
complementary strands:
