Salad Money
Mersey Care is continuing its links to Salad Money, an organisation which offers small affordable loans to those with impaired credit scores.
Salad Money offers Mersey Care staff loans of up to £1,000 over 12-18 months. The partnership we have with Salad Money enables you to get their lower rate of 39.9% APR and repayments can be deducted directly from your salary, this means you don’t have to worry about a thing in terms of repayments because it’s all taken care of ahead of your pay day.
The added benefit in our partnership with Salad Money is that they don’t use credit scores in their affordability assessments and borrowing from them has no impact on it whatsoever. By using Open Banking instead of credit score they can make a more accurate assessment of your finances and suitability for a loan, giving you access to credit you may previously have been excluded from. So, if you need a little helping hand financially, please visit www.saladmoney.co.uk
Mersey Care recognise that all staff may not meet the desired criteria to be accepted for a Salad Money Loan. Mersey Care's wellbeing team want to make sure that colleagues get the appropriate advice and support they need to support their financial wellbeing and have therefore commissioned the Citizens Advice Liverpool to speak directly with staff to offer support with their Financial situation. If you feel you would benefit with speaking with someone, you can book an appointment here.
Salad Money Mind
In their latest project, Salad are calling on “savvy spenders”. You can find out how with Salad Money Mind. Salad Money Mind uses Open Banking data to analyse your spending habits, anonymously compare them with your colleagues in a similar pay band, assess whether you are claiming all the benefits you are entitled to and helps you identify avenues to resolving unaffordable borrowing. All this helps you to move further into financial resilience. Did you know in the UK every year more than £16bn worth of benefits go unclaimed? Make sure you’re getting yours, with www.saladmoneymind.co.uk
NHS Credit Union
The NHS Credit Union offers affordable savings and ethical loans for NHS staff and their families, across Scotland and the North of England. It is a not-for-profit organisation.
The NHS Credit Union is your staff owned credit union, 26 years old, they are a not-for-profit financial cooperative, set up to combat unethical lending, and encourage a savings culture among the NHS workforce and their families.
We caught up with them to ask a few key questions about the service, and how it works:
- What are the biggest benefits for me and my family?
Pay roll deduction and building savings direct from your NHS salary are two big benefits.
It’s easy to set up, and we have ethical loan products to give you and your family piece of mind, as well as instant access to your money through our NHS Credit Union app. Family members who live with you can join too, many current members also save for their children.
- Is it easy to join?
Very easy. Just download our NIVO app and you can join today, straight from your phone, Nivo | NHS Credit Union,
Alternatively, you can visit www.nhscredit union.com, or give us a call on 0141 445 0022 to get started.
- Are my savings secure?
Yes, very secure. The NHS Credit Union is dual regulated by the PRA and the FCA - your savings are insured up to £85k.
- Who’s eligible to join?
Our common bond reaches from Shetland to Sheffield.
We’re open to all NHS staff members currently working or retired, as well as family members who live with them - you can also open accounts for the children and young people in your life.
5. Where can I find out more?
You can find lots more information about the service and our fantastic team over at the NHS Credit Union website.
Still have questions? You’ll find lots more FAQs over on our website, our team are happy to help with any queries or guidance too, you can reach us as above.
It is understood that Mersey Care are promoting intervention and awareness sessions as part of their financial wellbeing offer, and do not take any responsibility nor accountability for any future agreements made between Mersey Care colleagues and external financial/utility businesses.