This week is UK Savings Week, a national campaign focused on promoting the importance of saving money and building financial security.
When it comes to saving money, making small changes to habits and understanding the impact of your financial decisions is the first step. But it’s also important to understand and speak out if you need any help with your finances.
With the current cost of living crisis, you might not be in a position to save right now. In this article, we share how we can help and other forms of support available for you.
What can we help with
Are you struggling to pay your rent?
If you’re falling behind on your rent payments, our Housing team can offer you advice to get you back on track. We can support you with:
- Claiming benefits.
- Budgeting and saving money on household bills.
- Organising a payment plan to help get your payments back on track.
- Directing you to organisations that can help you with money matters.
Please get in touch with us on 020 8221 4000 or email us as soon as possible, so we’re able to help you sooner.
Struggling with debt and unsure who can help?
We’ve partnered with StepChange, a specialist debt charity, that can provide help when you need it most. They offer free and confidential advice to anyone who needs it, no matter how big or small the problem.
You can get in touch with them by:
- Visting their website.
- Calling them on 0800 138 1111 (Monday to –Friday 8.00am-8.00pm and Saturday 8.00am-4.00pm).
Other support available
You can find additional support on:
- UK Saving Week’s website including using their jargon buster and reading their saving insights.
- Managing your money using a budget planner or debt test.