Our Partners
The Harpur Trust inspires and supports people in the borough of Bedford to
improve
their lives
focussing on education, creating opportunity and breaking down barriers. The Harpur Trust
provides a grant to Citizens.
Advice Bedford for the provision of complex benefit advice. Through
increasing
income,
particularly that of the most vulnerable residents, increased opportunity is also achieved,
improving life chances.
harpurtrust.org.uk
The Money & Pension service (MaPS) provides funding for contractual
services
delivered in Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire. In addition, MaPS provide expert support
and contractual management. The advice provided is specialised financial and debt support, and
will include full assessment of income and outgoings, budgeting support and invoking formal
debt
mechanisms if needed, as well as negotiating with creditors to achieve manageable payment plans
where possible. All of our money advice services are regulated by the FCA.
moneyandpensionsservice.org.uk
CAB works extremely closely with Bedford Borough Council and the office of
the
elected Mayor of Bedford to ensurr that the citizens of the Borough have access to the advice
they need for the problems they face. The assistance Bedford Council provides starts with a
contract for 1st line advice services, in addition to providing resources for a welfare benefit
casework capability and a homelessness prevention specialist. In addition we also have funding
for two years for an energy advice specialist. The House of Industry charity is run by the
Borough which provides additional resources for housing and debt services.
bedford.gov.uk
Citizens Advice Bedford provides foodbank vouchers which clients can then
redeem
at
Bedford Foodbank. CAB is well places to deliver this service due to the high footfall of
low-income clients and those going through a crisis we see. Bedford Foodbank provides three
days’ worth of nutritionally balanced emergency food, supported by the Trussel Trust working to
combat poverty and hunger. We have an adviser who works directly with Foodbank clients to
identify any immediate crises and discuss long term sustainability with clients, again offering
our full range of services to optimise income, minimise outgoings and addressing long term
reliance on the Foodbank service.
bedford.foodbank.org.uk/about
