Money Advice Roadshow Heads to Roehampton

Learn how to maximise your income at a time of rising costs

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September 27, 2024

A Money Advice roadshow is coming to Roehampton on Monday 30 September, offering practical tips and advice on how local people can maximise their household income.

The council has been providing crisis support to residents and support for voluntary and community organisations out of a £15m Cost of Living Fund. As part of this effort it is reaching out with financial advice to residents.

The event will be an opportunity for Roehampton residents to speak with staff from across Wandsworth Council, as well as organisations such as Citizens Advice. From ensuring that residents are accessing all available benefits, to signposting to discounted water and mobile phone tariffs, residents will be able to find plenty of ways to help them keep more money in their pocket each month.

The Money Advice Roadshow will take place between 1pm to 4pm at the Roehampton Sports and Fitness Centre, Laverstoke Gardens, SW15 4JB.

Cllr Simon Hogg, Leader of Wandsworth Borough Council said, “We know just how important council support has proved over recent years and months and just what a difference it has made to thousands of our residents suffering financial hardship as a result of the cost-of-living crisis. 
  
“We want to ensure that all residents are able to take up the support on offer, and to claim every last penny that they are entitled to. Our officers are working hard to reach the most vulnerable in our community, and this Money Advice roadshow is yet another way we’re doing so.
 
“We are making Wandsworth fairer and more compassionate. We understand the pressures our residents are facing and are committed to doing all we can to help.”

This event is the first Money Advice Roadshow Wandsworth and will help to inform further events across the Borough in the coming months.

If you need support with financial matters relating to benefits you can call the Cost of Living Hub free on 0808 175 3339 between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.

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