How long does a Budgeting Loan Take

February 2, 2012

Well given that we are constantly asked the same question “how long does a budgeting loan take ? ” back in December we decided to start a poll to see if we can work ou how log it actually takes in the real world. The idea Is that it takes around 20 working days for [...]

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Crisis Loans- Closed at Christmas

December 16, 2011

The Social Find sections will be open as usual for most of the Christmas period, so if you need a loan you can still call the crisis loans telephone number and apply. However due to public holidays and the fact that all jobcentre plus offices will be closed it is better not to ring on [...]

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Crisis loans for help with Rent

November 28, 2011

Crisis Loans for rent Given the recent economic crisis, many people are finding that they are falling behind on rent payemnts or that they are no longer able to afford the rent at the property that they live at and this is causing an increase in the number of people allplying to the government run [...]

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How much was paid in social fund crisis loans

November 22, 2011

To get an understanding of how much was paid out in crisis loans in the last year he have found the following figures The information is as follows: 2010-11 Region Budget a rea November December January February March East Midlands East Midlands North 5,522 4,753 6,610 5,894 5,598 South East Midlands 7,298 6,210 8,019 6,823 [...]

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MP warns over Crisis Loan Cuts

November 22, 2011

Cuts to the level and availability of crisis loans could drive thousands of vulnerable people into the hands of loan sharks, according to an MSP. Fiona McLeod said disabled, pensioner and single parent households need access to Social Fund Crisis Loans, but the UK Government plans to put an annual cap on them. The SNP [...]

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Benefit centre contacts

November 1, 2011

Below are all of the latest contact telephone numbers for benefit delivery centres that process social security benefits for the UK. Simply look for the closest job centre plus office to your home address Crisis Loan Telephone Numbers: You should contact Jobcentre Plus on the number below if you need to apply for a Crisis [...]

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Changes to Crisis Loan rules

October 31, 2011

Changes to the Crisis Loan rules are being introduced from 4 April 2011, which will help to control expenditure, reduce abuse of the system and ensure funds are used for those in genuine need. The three planned changes to the Crisis Loan system will mean that the Department will: No longer pay Crisis Loans for [...]

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New three strikes and your out crisis loans

April 6, 2011

A new rule that was first reported to have been tested lats year has resurfaced its head again. The 3 strikes rule basically says that you can only have 3 crisis loans in any 12 month period for things like lost, stolen or spent money- or any other event that was not unforeseen or unavoidable. [...]

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Social Fund Contact Telephone Number

April 6, 2011

The Social Fund Contact Telephone Number for the crisis loans sections has recently changed, for those of you that don’t know, the crisis loan telephone service (same day applications for living expenses) is run on a virtual network- this means that your call could be answered by any Benefit Centre dealing with social fund telephone [...]

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Best times to call the social fund

January 6, 2011

Social fund times For those that want to know when the best times to call the social fund are, we have designed a quick reference chart based on the success we have had with calling the social fund for a crisis loan or budgeting loan sections at different times of the day. This guide is [...]

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