Financial inclusion
Affinity Sutton’s financial inclusion team work with a
wide variety of local and national agencies to ensure residents are
able to access the right services when they are needed the
most.
This programme seeks to help residents raise their incomes and
reduce their debts.
Programmes include:
- face to face advice to maximise residents’ benefit incomes
- partnerships with over 30 credit unions to promote affordable
lending to residents
- promotion of basic bank accounts and direct debit services
- providing access to financial products such as low cost home
insurance
- partnerships with debt advice agencies such as the CAB and
‘Capitalise’
- digital inclusion programmes.
