More than one million Scots have benefited either directly or indirectly from social investment, according to a new report from Social Investment Scotland (SIS). The latest annual social impact report shows the investment, totalling £63 million, has helped nearly 300,000 people living in some of the most deprived areas in Scotland while overall 1.3m Scots have benefited from SIS investment – an increase of 19% on 2017. Over the past year, SIS customers have created 319 full-time equivalent jobs and sustained more than 3,000 jobs, while 71% of customers anticipate turnover to increase in the next year.
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