What is a broadband social tariff? In this blog we want to bring your attention to social tariffs for broadband and mobile phones. Have you ever heard of a social tariff or do you know what it is? Prior to starting work at RACA I wasn’t entirely sure what a social tariff was but it’s […]
Have you heard of Multiply? If you have heard that there is a Renfrewshire wide drive to help residents learn to use numbers better – we are taking part! If you have not, read on for more…. We will be running two-hour individual Workshops to help people to manage their finances better. We want to […]
A new campaign from the Scottish Illegal Money Lending Unit wants us all to #AskTheQuestion this spring. This is a campaign to get us talking about and asking yourself and others – can you spot, or have you used an illegal lender or loan shark? The campaign wants you and your colleagues and employees, family and […]
The Renfrewshire Affordable Credit Alliance (RACA) was delighted to host our first post-pandemic events today direct to the public. We know it may still feel uncomfortable coming out from the safety of our own homes back into social spaces again and – that is ok. It is daunting to be flung back into spaces that […]
We bring you a fantastic new blog post which has been written by UWS Funding And Advice Services. This week is National Student Money Week 2022! This is an annual event run by Members of the National Association of Student Money Advisors or NASMA for short (https://www.nasma.org.uk/). Our membership spans the whole of the UK, […]
This week’s blog comes from the Money and Mental Health website highlighting the use of Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) services. BNPL allows the consumer to spread the cost of items over several months, often without interest. The blog was written for Black Friday however with Christmas looming we feel it is important to highlight […]
Yvonne Hughes, RACA’s dedicated Affordable Credit Officer and Cassie who is the Digital Marketing Volunteer, write this week’s blog. Yvonne has been with RACA for one week A week in already and it has of course flown by. There is everyone still to meet, but I have attended very useful events, including the Our Children […]
As part of Talk Money Week 2021, RACA is delighted to host a free virtual event for practitioners on Tuesday 9th November from 10am – 11:30am. The session will feature a range of special guest speakers including a presentation from Kevin Duffy, Scotland Partnership Manager at the Money and Pensions Service. Thank you to Kevin, […]
This is an exciting week here at RACA HQ. A new dedicated Affordable Credit Officer (AFO) is taking up post. Yvonne Hughes comes from a Third Sector background in the comms and public affairs team for a national charity. We are grateful that Renfrewshire Council has funded this one-year project with a view to embedding […]
We are looking forward to hosting our upcoming Talk Money Week Event on Tuesday 9th November from 10am. We have an exciting and packed agenda for the session including a presentation from our guest speaker, Lynne Kerr, Senior Service Delivery Officer from ‘Advice Works’ (Renfrewshire Council Benefits and Advice Services). Lynne explained the services available […]