Participation Support, sometimes called Payment for Involvement, is a way of trying to remove barriers that might stop people participating in initiatives like LocalMotion
This guidance was designed to support local coordination groups within LocalMotion to develop payment for involvement policies for including people with lived experience of issues in their work.
This guidance is not intended to be prescriptive but rather to give all community organisers access to the right guidance and information to create a local policy that works in their specific local context.
Social Security or benefits regulations can change quickly so please do always check the most update to date regulations. Every person’s benefit and tax situation is unique to them so please do remember that it is important for people to seek specific advice on how payment for involvement in activities applies to their personal benefit and tax situation.