The scenarios below are typical situations our clients present, names and amounts have been changed for reasons of confidentiality and anonymity.
Debt Advice
Beryl
Beryl had council tax, rent and energy arrears totalling £2500 she couldn’t afford to maintain her payments because of falling ill and not being able to work due to her Zero hours contract. Beryl was getting so stressed about the... Read More...
Save £££’s on Gas and Electricity
Jimmy
Jimmy who is married and has three children was concerned about how high his gas and electricity bill was. He’d heard from colleagues at his work that Money Buddies can help with ways of saving on energy bills. Jimmy dropped... Read More...
Safely report a Loan Shark
Rachel
One Friday afternoon Rachel found she had run out of money for food for the weekend, she couldn’t borrow from her friends and had two young children to feed. Rachel had heard about a guy who could help out with... Read More...
Income maximisation -See if you could get more Money
Karin
Karin had a relationship breakdown and was previously working part time, her ex-partner covered all rent and living costs. Karin had two children under the age of 10. Karen was unsure if and what benefits she could be entitled to.... Read More...