Money & Benefits Advice & Debt Counselling Service for Winchester City Council Tenants

Winchester City Council Housing Services wishes to commission the provision of a money and benefits advice and debt counselling service. The clients of the service will be Winchester City Council tenants or members of the tenant’s household and will be referred to the provider by officers from Winchester City Council Housing Services. The service should provide practical and moral support to clients to enable them to maximise their income and manage their debts. The objective is to reduce rent arrears, court appearances and evictions as a result of housing debt and to assist tenants with improved money management skills.