What does it do?The Money Wise Project provides information, advice and support for the over 55s- to help you maximise your income and manage your finances. The project can help with a wide range of financial issues such as accessing benefits andgrants.
Our locally-based staff can help with a wide range of financial issues such as:
Personal Budgeting
- Opening / managing bank accounts
- Benefit checks and claims
- Care charges
- Direct payments and individual budgets
- Problems with bills and purchases
- Low level debt advice
- Applying for grants and related issues and options
- Housing options e.g. equity release
- Support to access help from more specialist agencies on issues such as tax, higher level debt problems, finding affordable credit etc.
We offer confidential advice over the telephone, or we can arrange an appointment with you at our office or, where appropriate, in your own home.