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Cambridge City Council - Universal Credit Outreach

Main contract details

Opportunity Id
DN486951
Title
Cambridge City Council - Universal Credit Outreach
Categories
75310000-2 - Benefit services
Description
Personal Budgeting Support is offered to all Universal Credit Full Service claimants when they transition to UC. This is to support claimants to manage their monthly payments and prioritise essential bills such as rent/utilities. Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council are seeking to appoint a suitable contractor to provide this service for an initial period of 24 months.

A successful bid to the Sharing Prosperity Fund approved a two year outreach project to provide up to 5 hours per day, 5 days per week resource in Cambridge Jobcentre Plus offices to support new and existing claimants, resident in Cambridge or South Cambridgeshire, to Universal Credit in particular with personal budgeting support.
This will include ensuring that they have claimed the correct benefits, supported to claim advance payments or direct payments and understand how this impacts on their household budgets. The Contractor will need to refer clients to experts who will be able to take on individual cases of advanced debt assistance, for instance Debt Relief Orders etc.

Region(s) of supply
Cambridgeshire CC
Estimated value
N/A
Keywords
Outreach, Universal Credit, Benefits Advice

Key dates

Estimated contract dates
Start date
08/09/2020
End date
31/03/2023

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From 10/07/2020 17:30 to 27/07/2020 10:30

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Contact details

Buyer
Cambridge City Council
Contact
Naomi Armstrong
Email
naomi.armstrong@cambridge.gov.uk
Telephone
01223 45 7752
Address
Cambridge City Council
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB2 1BY
United Kingdom

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