Cost of Living Week Roundup

by Beth Sykes | Nov 15, 2023 | Money Advice

Last week Birmingham Settlement supported Birmingham City Council’s Cost of Living Week (6th-10th November 2023). We delivered sessions from the Red Shed at the Birmingham Settlement Nature & Wellbeing Centre, our 610 Kingstanding site, as well as attending...

Money Advice Drop In – New Opening Times

by Lizzie Forrester | Jul 18, 2018 | Community Engagement, Money Advice

Our Money Advice Service – Recognising Excellence

by Lizzie Forrester | Dec 20, 2017 | Money Advice

It’s not often that we blow our own trumpet, but this year our Money Advice team have achieved some outstanding results from both the Advice Quality Standard audit and from the Peer Review Assessment.  We get some amazing outcomes for clients which are often only...

Universal Credit – True and False Quiz

by Lizzie Forrester | Nov 21, 2017 | Money Advice, Training

With Universal Credit starting to be rolled out across Birmingham, here’s a quick True and False Quiz to help you gain a better understanding of the ins and outs of the new means tested benefit. For more information, keep an eye out for our November E-bulletin...

Award for Outstanding Performance and Exceptional Work

by Lizzie Forrester | Nov 2, 2017 | Money Advice

Historically Birmingham Settlement has delivered a range of money advice services across the city and further afield. This month one of our Money Advisors, Kamran Latif, received an award for Outstanding Performance and Exceptional Work in resolving complex finance...

Are you entitled to unclaimed Pension Credit?

by Lizzie Forrester | Oct 20, 2017 | Money Advice

The government’s own figures estimate that 39% of those entitled to claim pension credit did not claim the benefit. That’s an estimated loss of £2000 per year for up to 1.4 million households (1). A common misconception about Pension Credit is that you cannot have...