Vale of Aylesbury Housing Trust

Many people find themselves in financial difficulty from time to time, often for reasons out of their control like redundancy, sickness or separation.

Claiming Benefits

Our Customer Contact Centre can help you with claiming benefits, in particular Housing Benefits, but you may also be eligible for others too. Ring 01296 732600 for more information, or speak to an advisor from Aylesbury Vale District Council Teleclaim on 01296 585618.

AVDC provide an online Benefit Calculator

Debt

If debt is a problem it is essential that you do not ignore it: it will not just go away, in fact it will get worse. You must contact your creditors, explain the situation, and together you can come to an agreement over payments.

It may help to prioritise your payments: failure to pay court fines, Child Support or Council Tax can lead to imprisonment, whereas with store cards, catalogues and overdrafts the Creditor can obtain a County Court Judgement (CCJ) based on your ability to pay.

If you are having difficulty paying your rent

You should always consider rent as a priority debt. However, if you find you are having difficulty meeting your payments, you must talk to us. We will always be understanding and non-judgemental, and will work with you to resolve matters and agree a reasonable payment plan that you can manage.

The Trust considers eviction as the very last resort, but we also have an obligation to those residents who do pay their rent on time to make sure that we collect arrears due as well.

To view our flexible range of payments options, click here >>

Further advice on managing debt

Contact the local Citizen’s Advice Bureau, where they will be able to give you independent financial advice or look on their website.

The Financial Services Authority provide a free online Financial Healthcheck

Money Saving Expert has lots of tips on saving money, and practical advice to avoid debt.

Aylesbury Credit Union

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