A debt specialist with more than a decade’s experience is helping social housing tenants in the East Midlands balance their books. Gary Greaves has been appointed financial inclusion officer at East Midlands Housing Association (EMHA). One of his priorities is working with tenants who cannot afford to pay their rent, as a result of redundancy for example, to help them stay in their home. The need for such expert support is highlighted by figures which show the region’s unemployment rate for those aged 16 plus rose from 5.9 to 7.3 per cent between May and July last year. Since joining the social landlord, Gary has created an up to date directory of credit unions and advice agencies in the region and produced a series of customer information leaflets containing this information. Read more on the 24dash website.
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