Money Advice

Please find in this section advice and tips for budgeting and saving, as well as benefit and financial support.

Welfare Benefits

The Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) estimate that billions of pounds worth of benefits go unclaimed each year. Could you be entitled to more than you are getting? Click here to find out more.

Budgeting

If you are trying to better manage your finances, it is essential to keep track of how much money you have coming in (income) and how much money you have going out (expenditure). Click here to find out more.

Credit unions

A credit union is a profit sharing, democratically run financial co-operative which offers convenient savings and low interest loans to its members. It is an easy and convenient way to save and borrow. Click here to find out more.

Loan sharks and illegal lending

An estimated 310,000 families in the UK use illegal money lenders or loan sharks. People who borrow from loan sharks end up paying very high rates of interest. Click here to find out more.

Pre-payment meter crime

Energy companies have uncovered a doorstep scam which seems to offer cheaper electricity meter top-ups. Criminals are using cloned keys to top up credit illegally. Click here to find out more.

Help with debt

Are you struggling to pay your bills? Are you in arrears with anything? Do you worry about answering the phone and opening letters because they are often from companies you owe money to? Click here to find out more.