Money management and financial worries

Services

Citizens advice bureau (CAB) Cambridge - CAB provides free, confidential, impartial advice on a wide range of social welfare areas. They can help you enforce employment rights, manage your money, improve your housing, and access benefit entitlements.

Money Advice Centre - provides free and confidential support to anyone in debt in the Cambridge area. Their service is both face-to-face or online.

Step Change - a free debt charity that support individuals dealing with debt problems. They gather information about your debt and spending, creating a budget accordingly. They then give a personal action plan with debt solutions. Support is provded via phone, online or both. 

Money Helper - a free service that provides various tools and solutions on money management. They can provie support regarding benefits, everyday money, family and care, homes, money troubles, pensions and retirement, savings and work. Some tools include: car cost calculator, mortgage affordability calculator, savings calculator etc. They also have various informational articles and videos.

 

FOR STUDENTS

Cambridge SU financial advice - including grants and financial hardship funds

ARU money advice service

Resources

The Money Charity - resource on how manage your finances as a student.

LifeSkills by Barclays - Free educational programme on how to manage finances. Training sessions are provided on how to manage your income and creating personal budgets.

Mental Health and Money Advice - provides many resources on how to manage and improve your mental health alongside your money issues.

Money Helper - resource containing tips and tools for managing money as a student.