Great news from City of York Council for the Tang Hall community:
From Thursday 2nd May, Linda Ward, CYC's Income Estate Manager and the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) will be running a weekly session from Tang Hall Community Centre every Thursday from 10.00am – 12.30. Times will be reviewed at a later date, depending on demand.
The Housing & Debt project is partly funded by CYC's Homelessness Department and the only criteria to access the service is that the resident (social & private tenant, owner occupier) has a debt with their housing provider (this could be a small debt).
The principle is that that CAB will help a person address any other debt which is acting as a barrier to them meeting their housing costs. The most common debts are loans, credit/store cards, utilities (particularly water rates) and council tax. With the changes to the welfare benefits system from April, we are likely to see more low income households fall into the last category.
Early intervention is key to helping people address any housing debt.
Linda is an experienced Housing Estate Manager with an excellent track record for both reducing rent arrears whilst helping & supporting tenants with not only housing debt but multiple debts.
Linda offers a drop in session whilst the CAB is appointment only. Appointments can be made directly via the CAB or Housing Services can organise an appointment on a tenants behalf.
The Friday CAB drop-in sessions at the Tang Hall Advice Hub can also still be used for housing/debt advice.
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