Our Year
A look back on our achievements from April 2018 - March 2019
A look back on our achievements from April 2018 - March 2019
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OUR YEAR <strong>Our</strong> highlights<br />
Ending High<br />
Cost Credit<br />
We have continued to make<br />
strides in tackling unfair targeting<br />
of high cost credit at those who<br />
can least afford it.<br />
As part of the End High Cost Credit<br />
Alliance, founded by actor and<br />
activist Michael Sheen, members<br />
of our money matters group have<br />
been bravely sharing their stories of<br />
struggling with debt to help others<br />
understand the reality of<br />
their experiences.<br />
<strong>Our</strong> focus has now extended to our<br />
employees, offering a course to<br />
ensure that employees will have the<br />
confidence to talk to tenants about<br />
money worries, offer support and<br />
signpost them to services that can<br />
offer debt advice.<br />
MICHAEL SHEEN SAID:<br />
“At the heart of the End High<br />
Cost Credit Alliance is the<br />
lived experience of people<br />
dealing with these issues in<br />
their everyday lives. This<br />
means the work we do can<br />
be rooted in communities<br />
where ideas can be developed<br />
with the people of those<br />
communities themselves.<br />
If we learn to identify the<br />
warning signs, understand<br />
the issues and have the<br />
confidence to signpost to<br />
services who can offer advice<br />
in a fair and responsive way,<br />
that would be brilliant.<br />
This is such an exciting<br />
opportunity to work with Tai<br />
Tarian and really help people<br />
who may be vulnerable to high<br />
cost credit and are struggling<br />
with debt and the worries this<br />
brings.”<br />
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