Leeds Debt Advice Network. Debt Advisers in Leeds & surrounding area's, DWP, LA's, & creditors, coming together building relationships & working in partnership.
Joined April 2019
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Leeds & West Yorkshire Debt Advice Network retweeted
20 Dec 2024
Today we were able to host @RachelReevesMP at the Money Buddy session in Pudsey, where we were able to talk about the issues we are seeing in our services. Thank you @Dickerbird for arranging it 👍
20 Dec 2024
It was lovely to host a quick visit from the Chancellor of the Excequer Rachel Reeves at the Pudsey Money Buddy session today. It was good to talk about the issues we are facing. Thank you @RachelReevesMP for sparing the time from your busy schedule x
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Leeds & West Yorkshire Debt Advice Network retweeted
5 Dec 2024
@LeedsMoneyBuddy
We are recruiting!
A nice little part-time job, with flexible working, home working, 40 days annual leave a year, Employee Assistance Programme, great and inspiring team to work with, great project to work with, of course 😀
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Leeds & West Yorkshire Debt Advice Network retweeted
5 Sep 2024
Our website is updated with details of the annual meeting, along with the eventbrite link:
leedsdebtforums.weebly.com/
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Leeds & West Yorkshire Debt Advice Network retweeted
16 Nov 2024
Looking forward to our next event on 25th November 2024 at the Carriageworks in Leeds.
Our theme: Seeing the Future!
@LeedsMIC
@LeedsMoneyBuddy
@DebtLeeds
@BBCLookNorth
@RachelReevesMP
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Leeds & West Yorkshire Debt Advice Network retweeted
22 Aug 2024
CALLING ALL ENERGY PROVIDERS!
GIVE EVERYONE FREE ENERGY ON 25TH DECEMBER 2024
@ofgem
@OctopusEnergy
@BritishGas
@OVOEnergy
@edfenergy
@ScottishPower
@EON_SE_en
@npower_ng
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We are looking for a sponsor and a venue for the Annual Leeds Poverty and Debt Forum @LeedsDebtForum to be held on 21st or 28th November. Usually attended by up to 80 people. This years theme 'seeing the future'!
Can anyone give us any suggestions?
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We have had some issues with m
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For links for the Debt Advice Network meetings for the rest of the year, please email:
Sylvia.simpson@egac.org
We will add you to the mailing list and send you the links.
Sorry about that!
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We can verify, this project is definitely NOT closing.
23 Apr 2024
We are aware there are rumours flying around that we are closing.
WE ARE CERTAINLY NOT CLOSING.
Unfortunately, we had to end a couple of outreach sessions in March, but we still remain in 30 sites across Leeds, with NO plans to close any of them.
moneybuddies.org.uk/
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Leeds & West Yorkshire Debt Advice Network retweeted
15 Apr 2024
We are very fortunate to have a good working relationship with Leeds City Council's Council Tax team who communicate with us and all the members in @DebtLeeds regularly 👍
15 Apr 2024
This will be interesting. Some councils are behaving realty badly. Great to know that Councils like Leeds work with @LeedsMoneyBuddy and other advice agencies to avoid situations from getting worse.
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Our next meeting is on Thursday 14th March 2024 at 2:00pm on Teams. We will discuss scams and frauds, crypto currency, faith debt, update from DWP, impact on debt advisers/Intermediaries following the abolishing of the DRO fee from 6th April 2024 and much more...
DM for a link!
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Leeds & West Yorkshire Debt Advice Network retweeted
6 Mar 2024
See below from Martin Lewis. If any of our partners has a DRO in process, you might want to delay it 👍
6 Mar 2024
Debt Relief Order £90 will stop on 6 April #Budget2024 #BudgetXplanations
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Very well deserving Charity....
22 Feb 2024
Money Buddies is facing their biggest funding cliff to date. Funding is so important to help us keep going so that we can continue to help vulnerable people. If you can help us, please like and repost our post. We thank you in advance ❤️
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Leeds & West Yorkshire Debt Advice Network retweeted
16 Feb 2024
Very true. We are a small charity providing free advice services. Like the people we help, we also live hand to mouth. Long-term sustainable funding is needed to keep helping those who need us most.
16 Feb 2024
This is why free, independent regulated advice services, working with people on the ground, including face to face, are so important. So is funding. Funding is crucial to keep going. If services like @LeedsMoneyBuddy aren't there, people fall victim to those breaking the rules!
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Leeds & West Yorkshire Debt Advice Network retweeted
15 Feb 2024
One thing we are very good at is being adaptable. This is one of our strengths. Financial empowerment is so important these days. Otherwise, we all end up in a depression. Funding is needed, and it is needed now...
15 Feb 2024
This is what our team does every day. They firefight. Why? Despite our funding challenges, the demand for help keeps coming through the door. Where would people go without free advice services? @LeedsMoneyBuddy @hilarybennmp @RachelReevesMP
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Leeds & West Yorkshire Debt Advice Network retweeted
8 Feb 2024
Our Team....in partnership with British Gas Energy Trust.
8 Feb 2024
Very happy to work with @EnergyBritish
Come along and see us, we are looking forward to helping as many people as we can....
Talk to us about your energy, bills, money, income, debts, and whether the government owes you money. We are there to help you...
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Leeds & West Yorkshire Debt Advice Network retweeted
6 Feb 2024
We have helped thousands out of poverty, deprivation, and isolation by providing free advice services to the public, with assisted help and thanks from @MartinSLewis
We will be sharing some of our impactful stats over the coming days, showing what we have done!
Get ready...
6 Feb 2024
Without funding, free advice services can not continue!
There must be a better way to fund advice charities like ours so they are not living hand to mouth.
We help people facing poverty, deprivation, and isolation. Who will do this if charities like ours are not there?
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Leeds & West Yorkshire Debt Advice Network retweeted
6 Feb 2024
Since we got funding from @MartinSLewis and a couple of others, compared to the same period of time prior, we were able to:
- No. of people we helped increased by 226%
- Got £14,236,836.44 worth of debt managed, or written off!
- Maximised people's income by £17,538,481.25
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Leeds & West Yorkshire Debt Advice Network retweeted
6 Feb 2024
Since we got some funding by @MartinSLewis the number of people we saw, compared to the same period beforehand increased by 346%
The amount of debt written off, increased by over 437%
Financial gains (i.e. benefits awarded) increased by 263%
This is why we do what we do!
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Leeds & West Yorkshire Debt Advice Network retweeted
28 Jan 2024
'Mummy, I know we've no money, but does this mean that we can't be warm this weekend, or have any food'? What about Felix? 🐈
'Not on our watch little one, we will help your mummy and Felix 🐈 - no mousing today' ❤️
25 Jan 2024
If 10 people gave us £1 it would buy a family some fuel for the day!
If 10 people gave us £5, it would also pay for their water for the month!
If 10 people gave us £10, it would buy a family food for the week, some fuel, and pay a bit towards their water!
moneybuddies.org.uk/donate/
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Leeds & West Yorkshire Debt Advice Network retweeted
28 Jan 2024
That moment when a person puts a bottle of pills on the desk in front of you and says 'I'm going to take all them, and kill myself, but I've been sent to you to see if you can help because I'm being evicted.'
Not on our watch! We saved the home and the client. All is well ❤️
25 Jan 2024
If 10 people gave us £1 it would buy a family some fuel for the day!
If 10 people gave us £5, it would also pay for their water for the month!
If 10 people gave us £10, it would buy a family food for the week, some fuel, and pay a bit towards their water!
moneybuddies.org.uk/donate/
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