Free debt counselling service available

FREE help for people in debt is now available following the launch of a joint new venture in Bournemouth.

Christians Against Poverty (CAP) has joined forces with Cranleigh Community Church to offer a debt counselling service.

It is one of 218 centres to open across the country including Poole and Lymington.

Bournemouth centre manager Eren Bailey said: “The church has always been about offering hope and we're really pleased to be able to give a tried-and-tested route out of debt.

“In our society, a lot of poverty is debt-related so our congregation has been working hard to open a CAP centre to help get people back on track.”

Every client is visited in their own home, the charity does all the negotiating with creditors and local volunteers offer support to each person face-to-face until the day they are debt free.

The free debt counselling service which is available to anyone regardless of income, age, gender, background or faith has won a string of accolades and was praised by TV’s Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis. To find out more visitcapdebthelp.org or call 0800 328 0006

Comments(6)

guisselle says...
12:04pm Sat 5 Jan 13

What a good idea as some people
can't get out due to disability and lack
of transport. I find the Citizens Advice
service good but you have to be patient
and wait in a queue.

Rednax says...
3:47pm Sat 5 Jan 13

Sounds like an excellent program.
Good luck.

benjamin says...
4:23pm Sun 6 Jan 13

These 'Pay Day Loan' companies should be shut down. They are charging interest rates far in excess of the bank rate and target there advertisements at vunerable people who are easily duped into applying.

pete woodley says...
10:25pm Sun 6 Jan 13

benjamin wrote:
These 'Pay Day Loan' companies should be shut down. They are charging interest rates far in excess of the bank rate and target there advertisements at vunerable people who are easily duped into applying.
I agree but who cares about others nowadays,its a greedy world.

pete woodley says...
10:27pm Sun 6 Jan 13

benjamin wrote:
These 'Pay Day Loan' companies should be shut down. They are charging interest rates far in excess of the bank rate and target there advertisements at vunerable people who are easily duped into applying.
I agree but who cares about others nowadays,its a greedy world.

guisselle says...
1:19am Mon 7 Jan 13

We live in a competitive and
very materialistic world surrounded
by selfish people who will walk all over
anyone who gets in their way!
No I'm not cynical just realistic!
Gotta learn to dance in the rain and
count our blessings even so!

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