Promoting Social Inclusion is used to fund a range of activities which contribute to the Executive’s cross-cutting Closing the Opportunity Gap approach for tackling poverty and deprivation.These include:· pump-priming activities such as the current Fresh Start project, which provides mentoring to encourage lone parents to improve their employability· the Closing the Opportunity Gap Fund from 2006-07- details to be announced in due course· a contribution to the Changing Childrens Services Fund- improving services for vulnerable children (£5 million per annum over 2005-08)· programmes for promoting Financial Inclusion, including: § the Credit Union Capacity Fund - to develop credit unions and increase credit union membership, implementing the Credit Union Action Plan (£1.1 million for 2005-06)§ Money Advice- free, independent and impartial advice for people who find themselves in debt and other financial difficulties (£3.5-4.3-3.6 million over 2005-08)research, poverty data, and other supporting activities.