Banburyshire advice centre seeks volunteers with legal and finance expertise to help the team

BAC needs a Treasurer and trustees with business or legal experience. They would need to devote three or four hours for committee meetings once every three months. There would also be another one or two hours’ research and other duties that could be undertaken in the volunteers’ own time.

Founder Andy Willis said: “There are significant levels of deprivation in Banbury with six areas ranked within the 20% most deprived areas nationally, an increase from four areas in the previous index of multiple deprivation (IMD).

"The value of the roles would be in helping our award-winning charity continue to help the poor, elderly and disabled and people with mental health difficulties see improvements in their life. The volunteers would have the satisfaction of making a difference in their community.”

BAC’s key service helps with completing the extensive forms required for various benefits – universal credit, employment and support allowance and Personal Independence Payment. The charity focuses its efforts on assisting disabled people (62% of all beneficiaries), those in financially vulnerable situations and individuals who need more intensive in-person support.

BAC is a charity that advises on benefits, careers and general advice. It does not give debt advice but can issue foodbank vouchers to those in need.

Older people can contact BAC for tax advice and be referred to a tax charity. BAC helps residents of Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire and Warwickshire although the majority of clients live in Oxfordshire.

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