Money Advice
Capitalise
Capitalise is a London-wide partnership that aims to reduce debt and financial exclusion by improving people's capacity to manage their debts, help people to take control of their finances and make informed choices in the future.
Capitalise at Broadway
Capitalise is London’s free debt service. It is a partnership involving a number of agencies including Citizens Advice, independent advice agencies and law centres. Broadway has been given the remit to provide a service to agencies and their clients in the homeless and supported housing sector.
Our unique approach allows us to offer a slightly different environment to ordinary money advice services. We spend longer with clients, have a more holistic approach, an understanding of clients past difficulties and we work alongside support workers. In addition we undertake home visits more regularly than more generic services.
What We Do
We provide a full money advice service that deals with a range of money related issues. We help clients with:
- Putting together a manageable budget
- Talking with the people to whom clients owe money
- Writing letters or telephoning creditors
- Representation in court
We deal with
- Rent arrears
- Mortgage arrears
- Council tax
- Credit cards
- Store cards
- Bank loans
- Electricity, gas, water bills
- Catalogues
- Car loans
- Parking tickets
- Bankruptcy
- Assistance with court summons
The service is funded by the BERR (formerly the Department for Trade and Industry).
Capitalise is based at Norvin House, 45-55 Commercial Street, London E1 6BD. However, appointments are available at other venues throughout London. Appointments can be made on 020 7426 9617.
For more information regarding Capitalise visit www.capitalise.org.uk
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