Finance, Benefits and Debt Service

The Growth Company has been commissioned to deliver the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) Finance, Benefit and Debt (FBD) service until 2026 – targeting People in Prison who need help with a range of financial problems.  

The FBD Team can provide People in Prison with:

• Access to regulated debt advice providers
• Budgeting support
• Benefits advice
• Better off calculations for entering employment
• Support to restructure debt
• Support with opening up bank accounts and obtaining ID

We will provide 1-2-1 support and a personalised Action Plan to support individual progression towards financial literacy and stability upon release.

People in Prison

The FBD service will support People in Prison by:

• Providing advice, guidance, and support on how to manage your individual finances
• Providing information, advice and guidance when accessing benefits
• Support with managing debt
• Information and advice about how you can access support post-sentence

Prison Personnel

The FBD service will support people in prison by:

• Supporting reducing re-offending by breaking down barriers and support with changing behaviours
• Referral and signposting to regulated external financial providers
• Providing a triage based assessment to identify specific support needs relating to finance, benefit and debt

To refer for the FBD support, please email fbdreferrals@gcemployment.uk

The service will be delivered in 8 prisons across Yorkshire and Humber, including:

• HMP Doncaster
• HMP Hatfield
• HMP Lindholme
• HMP Moorland
• HMP Hull
• HMP Humber
• HMP Leeds
• HMP Wealstun

To refer for the FBD support, please email fbdreferrals@gcemployment.uk

The service complements the range of services which the Growth Company already delivers in Yorkshire and Humberside on behalf of MoJ in the community, including:

• CRS Education, Training and Employment
• CRS Wellbeing
• The CFO Yorkshire Activity Hubs