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ALL EXPENDITURE SHOULD BE RECORDED IN DIARY EVEN IF ALRSADY FCSCOROED IN HOUSEHOLO
SCHEDULE (SG ELECTRICITY BILL) .
Each diary should be the spender’s own record. It should be filled in by the
spender although you should assist in dealing with any difficulties. Smphasise
that the diary is confidential to the person completing it. Occasionally someone
will insist on keeping details on separate pieces of paper, and later ask you to
copy them into the diary. You should emphasise that it is the indi vidual’s own
account of their expenditure that is required, and try to persuade them to use the
diary. If you hava to make entries in such cases, explain how this happened on
page 38 of the diary and if you can, attach the inditid”al’ s own notes. If
difficult cases, make additional calls.
A blind person, or anyone unable to write, should be treated as a spender, but
their records will have to be kept by someone else in the household. YOU should
then assure yourself of the general accuraq’ by going through them with the spender
in question, noting that this has been done on page 38. Alternatively, you may
enter the expenditure for the spender in question, but this will necessitate
calling several days a week.
Points to remember when leaving diaries D.3
Before leaving a diary with a spender you should:-
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Fill in th( area, serial, household and person number. For serial
numbers and person numbers, remember the leading zero
Date at least the first 7 days of each diary and ring the day of the
week. Explain that you will date up the rest when you call back in a few
days. This will save time if you havs several spenders and leaves the
door open for interim call.
You can date up diaries for the whole 14 days if this is more convenient.
Enter the starting date of record keeping on page 1 of the ‘A’ schedule.
Enter a day, date and time for the next call on front cover. (You will
still mke an intertiew checking call between 3rd and 5th day).
Ring Y if credit card held or ring X if no credit card.
General Points D. 4
It is not necessary to explain all Of the points nwntioned below when leating the
diaries. You should, howe vt!r, ensure that the books are completed in sufficient
detail when you make your 5th day and final checking calls.
a. Each item should be entered on a separate line and individually priced.
(Grocery bills pinned to the appropriate page mst be itemised and copied
into the record book before oostina it to the office) . Continuation
pages are supplied for use when it is found or expected that a shopping
list will cover more than one page.
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