Finance and Resettlement
What we do:
At My Sisters’ House we have a dedicated team who can provide financial advocacy support for female clients living with, fleeing from or who have experienced domestic abuse and other disadvantages.
We support and advocate for women, empowering women to live safely.
These informal meetings allow us to understand every woman’s current situation and talk them through options.
What we can help with:
Financial Referrals
Assistance in accessing government schemes.
Assess to grants designed to upgrade living conditions (new boilers, carpets etc).
Assistance in navigating the Local Authority’s Housing register.
Referrals to clothing, furniture and white good banks.
Direct Financial Advoacy
Debit advice including help with budgeting & helping you to plan your monthly expenditure
Assistance with benefit claims, options, processes and applications.
What we cannot advise on:
Our team are not accredited financial advisors. So we are unable to advise on:
Financial investments & wealth management
Divorces
Pensions
Wills
Planning for your retirement
Investing or saving money
Making the most of a lump sum of money such as a redundancy payment or an inheritance
Buying a property or taking out a mortgage
Financial advice around getting divorced or if you've been widowed.
Please contact your local Citizens Advice for help in this instance.
Register your interest & Self-refer
The best way to register your interest in this service, is to complete our online Self-Referral form.
On the form, please select ‘Financial Advocacy’ from the list of options.
Alternatively, you can call our main reception desk to express your interest in this service:
01243 697800
What People Are Saying about this service…
“You have supported and helped us a lot so that we can be better. It is impossible for me to forget this. You are always in my prayers and I thank you every time you are mentioned for all your employees. I saw your hard work and help, and I am more comfortable now and I take care of the children more calmly. I am also relieved financially. I have moved into a new house. I hope I will continue to live with my children like this without being dependent on anyone. I can't be thankful enough.”
— Financial Advocacy Client
“I would also like to thank everyone. No matter how much I thank you, it would be not enough, you have helped me enough. I also receive the children's disability allowance, it is enough every month. We are more comfortable than before. What more could I ask for! Everything is fine for now, thank you again.”