About Us

Who are A4e?

A4e is a successful international business and a market leader in global public service reform. We work with government and the private and third sectors to design, develop and deliver front line public services that benefit individuals, organisations and communities. We provide products and services in 7 key areas:

• Welfare to Work
• Programme Management
• Offender Learning and Skills
• Financial Inclusion Education and Advice
• Business and Enterprise
• Workforce Development
• Healthcare 

Since 1991, A4e has touched the lives of over one million people. We have a wealth of experience in the financial inclusion market, providing advisory and advocacy services on a large scale to the financially excluded, delivering financial literacy support, giving people the information, advice and guidance to maximise their income and reduce debt. We provide face-to-face debt advice services, targeting the homeless, excluded and disadvantaged through outreach advice. We work with high street banks to provide financial literacy training to pupils in school. Some of our Financial Inclusion products are:

Money Help – A4e delivers a national programme of financial education to schools across the UK in partnership with HBOS. Overall, Money Help provides children aged 13-16 with key skills to empower them to manage their personal finances effectively including budgeting, usage of consumer and financial products and increased financial awareness. Over the last year Money Help has reached 15,000 school kids.

A4e Work – As the backbone of A4e, through our national delivery of Jobcentre Plus contracts, A4e delivers employment support and training to over 40,000 unemployed clients a year across 90 UK sites. Within these programmes (lasting up to three months) we also provide clients with access to legal aid support and financial guidance, including benefit checks, budgeting and specialist debt advice.

Community Legal Advice – As the largest contract holder for Community Legal Advice, in partnership with Howells solicitors, A4e delivers a telephone based social welfare law service in debt, welfare benefits, housing, employment and family receiving 20,000 legal matter calls a year.

For further information on A4e please visit our website at www.a4e.co.uk

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