We know that poverty is the single most significant factor affecting a person’s health, longevity, educational attainment and general life chances. Our aim is to develop and support opportunities for our residents to increase their household incomes.
This is a developing area of work for us and we are committed to working with partners and residents to develop a strategy that will make our residents less financially excluded.
Within Mercian we will:
- provide up to date benefits advice to our residents to ensure people maximise their income and avoid rent arrears
- re-train our workforce to give out basic information and provide more opportunities for residents to take up money advice – such as at tenancy sign-up and at an early stage when dealing with arrears.
Outside Mercian we will provide access to:
- Bank Accounts
- Savings and Loan scheme
- Money Link
- National Debtline
- Credit Unions
- Home Contents Insurance
Read Mercian's Beat the Credit Crunch this Christmas newsletter which highlights the true cost of borrowing and provides information on accessible and affordable financial services, such as debt advice and home contents insurance.