EA Money can be found at www.eamoney.co.uk
and is a partnership involving a number of local organisations who can provide
services to assist individuals tackle the issues surrounding poverty &
welfare reform, whether that be benefit advice, sanctions, appeal
representation, debt advice, advocacy or looking to get back into work.
By going to the How We Can Help page on the website, all you
need to do is complete a simple referral form, giving as much details as
possible surrounding the reasons for the referral . If you are completing the
form on behalf of another person, then you will also be required to provide
your contact details too, including your e-mail address.
Once submitted, the referral will be received by the
Financial Inclusion Team who will screen the referral and seek to gain any
additional information required before passing the referral to the most
appropriate partner organisation(s) to assist the service user.
There are 11 organisations who are partners within the EA
Money project to whom referrals may be made. They are:-
East Ayrshire Financial Inclusion Team
In Court Advice
East Ayrshire Works
East Ayrshire Citizens Advice Bureaux
East Ayrshire Advocacy Service
East Ayrshire Carers Centre
Macmillan Money Matters
Ayrshire Credit Union
Sovereign Credit Union
Atrium Homes, and
Shire Housing