Money Advice Service

“Britain’s Personal Debt is increasing by £1m every 4 minutes”  (Credit Action)

We support the delivery of money advice in Cumbria through a contract with Citizens Advice Cumbria. This is a three year contract which runs until September 2010.

Each CAB offers a ‘drop-in’ service where volunteer staff (support advice workers) can see clients with relatively simple debt problems. They can help to advise on priority and non priority payments and if required, they can refer someone on to CAB’s Money Advice department or equivalent. In dealing with people with serious debt-related issues CAB advisors focus on two key areas:

• Maximising income for people in debt
• Stopping any further increase in interest and no further legal proceedings by creditors.

On receipt of a referral, clients are added to a waiting list and are given a self-help list of where they can start to help themselves and they can advise their creditors they are waiting to see the CAB.

To access the services delivered by this contract please visit www.citizensadvice.org.uk to find your local bureau, contact details, opening hours etc.  The national CAB Advice Guide is available in 7 languages. 

Please also see our Recession Advice pages.

Debt busting in Cumbria - a report from Your Cumbria.

Details of the contract with Citizens Advice Cumbria.