Christians Against Poverty UK Arvostelua 

I was recommended to this outfit by a support worker, il start with the word Christians...don't assume that 'christians' means kind, caring ,impartial ect ect maybe most are but you can say about people in general. In my experience U found them cold,dameaning and quite judgemental.
I guess that people who use a debt service are already in a low mood and a fragile state, some have mental health issues which of course is a low mood and struggling with what is being thrown their way. In my experience whatever you might feel like sharing try not to share any mental health issues with caps, always stick with a health care professional, crisis team , doctors ect , people who are trained and can offer the right help and advice.
As for financial advice ? I found them quite lame and inept, I've also heard that if you do sign up (as they word it) the money you send does not always go to your debtors, I might he wrong but thats what I've read in some reviews.
If you are on benefits then all they will say to you is to go bankrupt, they do not mention the huge implications of such a move..I am quite fortunate as I have worked all my life and I'm not totally destitute and I don't plan to be , I guess I have a small safety cushion but I know not everyone has that and I know it's really really hard to manage day to day ..I get it 100% . I've also read reviews here where people are so gratefull to caps which is great , so long as they are given the right proper advice .I'm sorting my debts my own way now and having conversations with my debtors. I plan to go back to work in a month or two , I'm in a better place now but it's took 6 months of very very low and dark thoughts and also a few hospital admissions so I do know how it gets ya. So to wrap it up, I do not rate caps , think hard before you sign up and ask why you need to sign up ect. In my opinion use citizen advice, payplan maybe but get real help and advice by people who actually know what they are talking about..

CAP have been so helpful and I am forever grateful with everything that they have done for me, they are really helpful on the phone, they explain everything to you, try their best to help and support you with everything - I just want to say a big thank you to CAP for everything that you have done and still do for me.
My debt coach, I want to say A BIG THANK YOU, to Laura who has supported me with everything that I have had going on, she has been there through my worst and best days.. Laura has guided me in the right direction and advised me on what way to go forward, and even when I have been hesitant, she has reassured me that everything would be ok and still does which this make me feel at ease. Laura is an amazing, caring and friendly person to have supporting you when you feeling down, A lot fun, bubbly and energetic person to be with who will make you smile, she has also got me involved with activities and she has offered me some courses to go on.

Laura I just want to make a promise, I will do my best to make you proud of me.

With the support from CAP and Laura, my opinion is, no job is to big or small, CAP and Laura do what they do best, and that is to put their client first and help out as best they can.

Helped me in the process of taking out a DRO. They were very kind and supportive as I was very anxious about my declining financial situation.

Amazing service and amazing staff, I was helped by Mark Harris in Edinburg and helped me get debt free, which I never thought possible. Cannot recommend this service enough no matter what you believe, reach out to them and get out of debt quick!!

I had to wait about 2 months for an appointment. There is no mention of how long your first appointment will take, it basically took half a day. Then to finalise, it took another half a day. It seemed fine until 4 months went by and I had no communication from CAP, no letter nothing! My creditors were trying to be patient with me, but they were also getting frustrated getting nowhere with CAP. I finally complained and wanted to leave, but was told that H/O would be contacted. All of a sudden, I had to sign another client authority sheet in both my surnames and I had to submit my payslips and universal credit payment again. All the while they were 'trying' to work out a budget. It seemed to me that I wasn't at all a priority client and only when I complained did they start to do something, but even then, they were extremely slow. They might have helped others, but for me it felt like a nightmare begging a Christian organisation to help me, when they couldn't give two hoots!

To all those people complaining this is what happens when you put your faith in man and not god you all have the same attitude and quite frankly it’s disgusting

Very amateur and seemed more concerned that I didn't have a TV licence than my debts.

When they first arrived the TV was on and they asked if i had a TV licence even though this wasn't part of my debts...Christianity hasn't changed - it still works for the monarchy collecting taxes by any means.

Very poor quality of training - I found the lady who visited, rude, very loud, and asked questions above her remit.

Collected data which shouldn't have been on the forms.

They helped me from start to finish and are very kind curteous and professional

Fantastic organisation.
More friendly than money could buy!
Easy to work with and completely centred around me and my way out of debt.
Very relaxed and professional advice and support.

Excellent highly recommended. Great team makes you feel like family. Always helpful and compassionate to your situation. Can't thank them enough.

In all honesty, whilst grateful for the help, my experience so far has been a really mixed bag, sadly most of this quite negative. My first debt coach was non existent support wise and kept getting appointments wrong. She also made some very ill educated, misinformed comments towards one of my conditions and I felt incredibly judged. I was also given erratic information and advised wrongly by her. Back in January I was told that I would have a new face to face debt coach and she has never materialised to date so far, despite me chasing this up over and over. I've now been told by three separate people that they've messaged her to no avail also. I've been bombarded with emails that don't make sense, and conflicting information. This is incredibly difficult to understand for someone with my difficulties. I was not told that I'd been granted breathing space and also received a rude email to say that my breathing space was up and they were closing my case wrongly, even though the breathing space had not long been granted. The list could go on. I've just had another rude email about me having gotten a budgeting advance, for a washing machine and fridge freezer, as being credit. A UC advance is surely not credit!! How else is someone with complex difficulties going to be able to get these items with no family to speak of to help etc. Poor communication on the debt coaches behalf. To be honest if they weren't actually doing to relevent paperwork for my DRO I'd have given one star to these people. And before CAP answer this, giving me the details to submit a written conplaint, I don't have the time or energy on top of everything else. Nobody does nowadays!

THANKS I AM VERY GRATEFUL TO NONMUSLIMS ALL I AM STILL MUSLIM I SURVIVED FOR LAST 2 YEARS THE FOOD YOU PROVIDED I AM AN ADULT FAMILY VIOLENCE AND ABANDONED BY THEM AFTER JOBLESSNESS AND DIVORCE STIGMA .

Amazing organisation, amazing staff, very friendly, very helpful, great team, great to work with, there for yiu when you need them, they are truly a blessing to society

Avoid,CAP rings me up, said I had won a weekend away, turned out to be a weekend organised by the church for the church group, and they finally admitted i had won nothing.

Avoid as they have no idea how to sort debts out they paid none of my debts in the couple of months with them. The person John was very rude to me on the phone and made me feel like I shouldn't ask for help, I reported him but nothing was done. I closed my account and went else where.

A great time of celebration as I can say that I am officially debt free.

It’s been many years (12) - I have struggled financially, scrimped and saved, court cases, food banks, and other help from friends and family in my many many many times of need. At times it’s made me extremely low in mood, physically sick and even suicidal.

A special thanks must go to Christians Against Poverty UK for helping me get my life back on track.

Christians Against Poverty (CAP) have been extremely professional and helpful from my first contact with them right throughout the process. Charlotte my debt coach has been an angel from heaven. Today I have received a congratulations card from CAP in celebration of becoming being debt free.

I am so glad that I took the initial step in asking for help. I fully recommend this organisation if you are struggling with your debts and finances.

This is a brand new start for me and I look forward to living my life - DEBT FREE!

Thank you Christians Against Poverty once again for all your help.

Good debt service offering free debt help and holistic support when most needed.

I am overwhelmed by these guys , they have sorted out all my finances and put me through MAP ... am now debt free and the generosity that of COLIN and IRENE at Kirkintilloch branch have gifted me with helping me with my electric am so very grateful and there is not enough thank yous in this world to thank them ... God Bless

Very professional and friendly service. So caring and non judgmental. They make things easy to understand and have great resources for people to utilise in their day to day lives.