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16 June 2008 Older residents' benefits increased by over £205,000 in Macclesfield Help the Aged and Barclays celebrate first year of Your Money Matters project Help the Aged and Barclays are this week celebrating the first successful year of the Your Money Matters project in Macclesfield, during which time the project has worked with over 200 older people in the area, and has helped to increase benefits by £205,030. The project, which is run by Help the Aged and supported by Barclays, is based at Age Concern East Cheshire and offers free and impartial money management and debt advice to local older people through group information sessions and one-to-one appointments. Macclesfield Your Money Matters Advice Worker Diane Leicester has also been assisted by two Barclays volunteers, who help to run some of the group sessions. Your Money Matters Adviser, Diane Leicester, said: 'When we launched Your Money Matters at Age Concern East Cheshire a year ago we said we wanted to improve the skills, confidence and financial situation of local older people, and after a busy but exciting first year we're well on our way to doing this. 'Working with my clients over the past 12 months has been extremely rewarding, and we’re committed to helping many more people who could benefit from the work the project carries out.' Kathy Brown, Community Relations Manager at Barclays, said: 'It is very encouraging that, only 12 months after its launch, the Your Money Matters project at Age Concern East Cheshire is making such a positive and tangible difference to the lives of older people living in Macclesfield. 'The project has made a great start and we’re determined to fully utilise the expertise and the skills of our employees, in partnership with the knowledge and experience of Help the Aged, to continue this success into its second year.' General money management information is offered at group-awareness sessions, open to all older people, at various locations in and around Macclesfield. These sessions can then be followed by confidential one-to-one meetings with a trained debt advisor, either as home visits or through appointments at drop-in centres providing a comprehensive money management and debt advice service. This does not include financial or investment advice. If you think you or an older person you know could benefit from Your Money Matters, please contact Diane Leicester on 01625 611 948 for more information about sessions and appointments.
For further information contact: Amanda-Esther Idowu Help the Aged PR Account Manager Tel: 020 7239 1496 Email: Amanda-Esther.Idowu@helptheaged.org.uk
Notes to Editors Help the Aged Help the Aged is the charity fighting to free disadvantaged older people in the UK and overseas from poverty, isolation and neglect. It campaigns to raise public awareness of the issues affecting older people and to bring about policy change. The Charity delivers a range of services: information and advice, home support and community living, including international development work. Help the Aged also funds vital research into the health issues and experiences of older people to improve the quality of later life. All of these activities are only possible thanks to the generosity of our donors and Help the Aged is trying to increase the amount of funds raised to expand its charitable work and help the growing number of older people in need. Help the Aged urgently needs donations and support to help it in the increasingly challenging fight to free disadvantaged older people from poverty, isolation and neglect. Visit www.helptheaged.org.uk or call 0207 239 1982. Barclays Barclays PLC is a major global financial services provider engaged in retail and commercial banking, credit cards, investment banking, wealth management and investment management services. With over 300 years of history and expertise in banking, Barclays is one of the largest financial services companies in the world by market capitalisation. Barclays operates in over 50 countries and employs over 127,000 people, moving, lending, investing and protecting money for over 27 million customers and clients worldwide. Age Concern East Cheshire Age Concern East Cheshire is a local, independent charity and a member of the national federation of Age Concern organisations. Our aim is to promote the well-being of all people over 50 in East Cheshire. |
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