We just published our MAP 2017 annual report showing that:
In 2016-17 we assisted 3,441 people with debt and welfare benefit problems:
- 1,905 people received face-to face advice and casework in the Brighton & Hove, East Sussex and West Sussex areas
- 1,536 people received telephone advice and casework across the country
- 333 people received a money handling service, primarily in Brighton and East Sussex.
In 2016-17 we:
- Increased our clients’ benefit income by £5,289,029
- Secured one-off payments of benefits of at least £1,059,117
- Obtained charitable grants, refunds and compensation on behalf of our clients to the value of £156,341
- Written off clients’ debts amounting to £1,925,394 and reduced weekly debt repayments by £194,566
- Re-scheduled our clients’ debts to affordable payments amounting to at least £3,033,198
