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Wednesday, 18 December 2013

Department of Social Protection

Money Advice and Budgeting Service Issues

Photo of Michael McGrathMichael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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124. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in Cork City and County who have availed of the services of the Money Advice and Budgetary Service for each of the years 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013. [54567/13]

Photo of Joan BurtonJoan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS) under the aegis of the Citizens Information Board, provides a high quality personal service to assist people who are over indebted and need help and advice in coping with debt problems, in particular those on low incomes and people living on social welfare payments. The table below provides details of the number of people in Cork City and County who have availed of the MABS services for each of the years 2010, 2011, 2012 and up to the end of September 2013.

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2010
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2011
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2012
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2013 (end Sept)
MABS Service
New Clients
Other

Info Requests
New Clients
Other Info Requests
New Clients
Other Info Requests
New Clients
Other Info Requests
Cork MABS
1,456
17
1,440
15
1,294
34
940
144
Cork MABS North
490
53
384
116
419
84
298
64
Cork MABS West
356
17
331
26
329
18
273
14
Charleville MABS
209
84
164
89
192
46
133
41

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