Beating The Credit Crunch - Advice for Reading Residents

If you are having difficulty paying your bills you are not alone - the current financial crisis is taking its toll on many of us.

The worst thing you can do is ignore the problem - unless you take action it will only get worse

This section of the website aims to provide a one-stop-shop, linking you to information and advice from a variety of sources to: 

• help you deal with the situation on your own
• help you find FREE independent and confidential advice service if you need help to sort out your finances and deal with the people you owe money to
• help you find work or training opportunities
• help you cope with stress

Article		Description
	Maximising Your Income	Getting the benefits you are entitled to and spending smarter
	Setting A Budget	Setting out your income and expenditure to you can plan your spending
	Priority Debts	Making sure you pay your most important bills first
	Credit Debts	How to deal with your non-priority debts
	Advice Services	Debt managment and benefits advice
	Money Made Clear: Surviving The Recession	Useful tips to from the FSA help you manage your money
	Tips for… Surviving in the Credit Crunch for Charitable Organisations	Is there anything your organisation can do to control its income during the economic downturn?

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Beat the Crunch information leaflet	PDF	88 KB	56Kbps Modem: 22 Seconds Broadband : 1 Second