Category Archive: Money & Budgetting

Jun 07 2013

Mens Week – Loan Shark awareness 10th June 2013

Don’t get in with a loan shark… it will cost you an arm & a leg Calling all Men – Come & join us at the Lighthouse for a free tasty BITE to eat aboard the campaign battle bus!

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Apr 25 2013

Council Benefit Drop-in advice sessions June 2013

Benefit drop-in – every 2 weeks Do you need any help or advice about your council benefits, or have you wondered if you might be entitled to certain ones?

Permanent link to this article: http://www.lighthouseproject.org.uk/blog/2013/04/25/council-benefit-drop-in-advice-sessions-may-2013/

Feb 28 2013

Manchester Credit Union Weekly drop-in sessions

Every Monday we have a weekly drop-in session booked with Manchester Credit Union – all welcome. Monday 9:30 am – 12:30 am. The financial pressures that families and individuals find themselves under in today’s society is increasing day-upon-day, and with the proposed changes to the way that benefits are to be paid, Council tax changes …

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Feb 25 2013

Council Benefit advice drop-in Wednesday 6th Mar

Benefit drop-in – every 2 weeks Do you need any help or advice about your council benefits, or have you wondered if you might be entitled to certain ones? Find out if you are entitled to: Housing benefit Council tax benefit Free school meals Disability benefits The sessions are provided by Rochdale MBC staff who …

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Permanent link to this article: http://www.lighthouseproject.org.uk/blog/2013/02/25/council-benefit-advice-drop-in-wed-24th-oct-2012/

Jan 15 2013

Beware of payday loan companies and the dangers borrowers face

We have just heard the following news item and thought you should be aware of the risks of using so called ‘payday’ loan companies. PAYDAY LENDERS IN THE FRAME  The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has warned payday lenders – legal loan sharks that charge up to 4,000 per cent APR – to clean up …

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Permanent link to this article: http://www.lighthouseproject.org.uk/blog/2013/01/15/beware-of-payday-loan-companies-and-the-dangers-borrowers-face/

Oct 24 2012

Turn2us – help with access to benefits & grants

Help with access to benefits & Grants Turn2us is a charitable service which helps people access the money available to them – through welfare benefits, grants and other help. Turn2us helps people in financial need gain access to welfare benefits, charitable grants and other financial help – online, by phone and face to face through their …

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Permanent link to this article: http://www.lighthouseproject.org.uk/blog/2012/10/24/turn2us-help-with-access-to-benefits-and-grants/

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