A publicity drive aimed at making more people aware of free legal and financial advice available to those in mortgage distress has commenced. It comes after research revealed that two-thirds of those who could benefit most from such a scheme did not know it existed.
The Abhaile scheme was launched last July as a one-stop shop for people at risk of losing their homes. It received some 15 million in funding to be spent over a three-year period from the Departments of Justice and Social Protection and is being run under the auspices of the Money Advice and Budgeting Service (Mabs).
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