Age Cymru Advice
Age Cymru Advice offers free, confidential and impartial support service. They can help older people, their families, friends, carers and professionals with information and advice on matters affecting older people.
To find out more, call 0300 303 398 between 9:00am and 4:00pm, Monday to Friday or email advice@agecymru.org.uk
Care and Repair
Care and Repair provides information, advice and practical services that help older people in Wales stay safe, warm and well at home. They fit disability aids and adaptations, supply home maintenance services, help maximise income and access grants, and make homes safe to return to from hospital.
To find out more, call 0300 111 3333 (Croesawir galwadau yn Gymraeg / Calls are welcomed in Welsh). Even if you think that you do not ordinarily qualify for financial support you could now be eligible for some help with day to day living costs
Citizens Advice
Dealing with money issues can sometimes be off-putting, but if you don’t understand how things like credit or mortgages work, you could end up losing out financially or getting yourself deep in debt. The Citizens Advice Bureau can give you the information you need to make the right choices. To find out more visit: Debt and money - Citizens Advice
Money Helper is open to everyone and can help people clear their debts, reduce spending and make the most of their income.
They provide money guidance that's impartial and free to use and if they don’t know the answer, they’ll point you in the right direction of someone who does.
Credit Unions, Local community savings and loans
Credit unions offer an alternative to traditional banks and building societies for saving and borrowing. They can sometimes beat the rates on the high street.
A credit union is a community savings and loans provider.
To find out more about credit unions, www.moneysavingexpert.com/loans/credit-union
Smart Money is a Community Bank committed to offering products and services that help members manage their money and build up a history of good money management. They provide financial resilience with a range accounts and services, working with stakeholders across Wales, providing financial wellbeing and supporting and donating to good causes.
For more information, please visit https://smartmoneycymru.co.uk/
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