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Background
Money Matters, is a charitable community money advice centre
incorporated under the companies Act 1985 as a company limited by
guarantee ( Company No. 219693 - Charity No SC 017868). It is based
at shopfront premises 986/988 Govan Road, Glasgow, Scotland (see
map). The project was established in 1990 to provide a range
of money advice services such as welfare benefits, debt and housing
rights.
Its 11 years in operation and the reputation it has built during
that time with clients, statutory organisations and creditors, underpins
its ability to bring in residents with financial problems who might
otherwise be reluctant sharing them.
Mission & Objectives
The overall objective of Money Matters is, to relieve poverty
and advance the education of the Govan community and its surrounding
areas in all matters relating to management of personal finances.
The purpose of Money Matters is not simply to help individuals to
address specific debt issues, but to enable them to tackle the other
contributing problems that have an impact on the individual's physical
and mental health as well as on their families and personal relationships.
Money Matters works with individuals by encouraging them
to address issues such as relationship breakdowns, drug addiction,
social exclusion, long term unemployment and alcohol abuse. Therefore,
enabling them to take greater control of their lives.
Money Matters has identified the following 6 principal aims which
it believes will improve the economic and social well- being of
the residents of Greater Govan and surrounding areas:
1- To increase household income of clients from within Greater Govan
and the surrounding areas.
2- To reduce poverty and improve the quality of life of the residents
of Greater Govan and surrounding areas.
3- To improve access to information and advice
4- To improve health and reduce individual isolation.
5- To increase individual self-confidence and improve educational
attainment.
6- To adopt a preventative and multi-agency approach to problems.
Service Delivery
In the light of the overall aim of the project, Money Matters
delivers services in the following areas:
1- Money and Debt Advice Services
2- Welfare Rights, Advice and Representation
3- Jointly working with Mental Health projects
4- Joint work with Health education projects
5- Working with Workless Households
6- Jointly working with Drug, Alcohol and Dependency Problems
7- Child poverty
8- New Deal Issues and Implications
MM's Staff & Structure
Currently, Money Matters' staff
team has six members: - A project manager, two money advice
workers, one secretary and two money advice volunteers.
The legal status for Money Matters is currently that of a company
limited by guarantee incorporated under the UK's companies Act 1985
( Company No. 219693 ). It is managed by a voluntary
board of directors. The day to day management is the remit of
the project manager in co-operation with the rest of staff. |