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Guidance: Paying participant expenses and compensating for time

Scottish Government

Useful for: Aimed at Scottish Government staff; however will be useful as a benchmark for all facilitating a co-production or participation project

Cover of Scottish Government guidance on paying participant expenses and compensating for time

This guidance is to support fair payment for people’s time and expenses in co-production and/or participation projects, including research projects.

This guidance provides:

  • a set of key principles to follow when taking decisions about paying participant expenses and compensating participant time
  • a step-by-step guide for the process to follow when paying participant expenses
  • examples of amounts to consider paying participants, depending on what is being asked of participants
  • a step-by-step guide for the process to follow when compensating participants for their time
  • information on tax and welfare benefits implications

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Guidance: Paying participant expenses and compensating for time

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