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Debt Free Awards 2021

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After a year of tough challenges and hard work, we are proud of everyone across the partnership of charities that make up the Debt Free London service. It is not hard to see how amazing every one of the nominees is. Nevertheless, we are delighted to announce the following winners of the 2021 Debt Free Awards...

Debt Advisor Of The Year

The award for Debt Advisor of the Year is awarded to an individual who; has had a significant impact on the lives of clients and the community, has been recognised for having achieved outstanding client satisfaction scores via Trustpilot, has made a significant contribution to supporting their wider team, and has a proven commitment to continuing to improve the quality of their advice.

Shortlist:

Asma Mohyuddin - Mary Ward Legal Centre

Femi Fisk - Citizens Advice Richmond

Winner:

Vivian Oluka - Citizens Advice Hillingdon

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Thank you for the award and for the recognition, I am humbled. It has been rewarding to support and empower the clients throughout the debt advice process. I am sure that all the debt advisers in the partnership have also persevered in continuing to deliver debt advice and working hard to get the best outcomes for the clients.

Vivian Oluka - Citizens Advice Hillingdon

Flexer Of The Year

Flex is the name of the system Debt Free London uses to support clients via telephone, video chat, web chat and WhatsApp. The Flexer of the Year is awarded to the colleague who has supported the highest number of clients via Flex, supported referral partners to seamlessly signpost clients to our free advice service, has significantly contributed to team meetings and making suggestions on improving our processes.

Shortlist:

Ade Animashaun - Trainee Debt Advisor

Hassan Malik - Advice Assistant

Winner:

Mahfoozur Rahman - Trainee Debt Advisor

Team Player Of The Year

The Team Player of the Year is awarded to an individual, who is not a Debt or Trainee Debt Advisor who has shown demonstrated exceptional team support throughout the year by going the extra mile, taking on additional activities and supporting clients via our multi channel services.

Shortlist:

Raquel McIntosh – Advice Assistant

Xenon Matthews – Senior Advice Assistant

Winner:

Vanessa Shander – Senior Advice Assistant

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I feel honoured to have received the award for Team Player of the Year, it’s nice to know that our work for clients on behalf of Debt Free London is being recognised and celebrated.

Vanessa Shander, Senior Advice Assistant

Debt Team Of The Year

The award for Debt Team of the Year is awarded to an organisation that has received the most number of positive Trustpilot reviews from clients, who has made a significant impact to the lives of clients, the community or debt advice more generally, and whose team have shown continuous commitment to improving the quality of their advice by advancing their money advice skills, knowledge and professionalism.

Shortlist: 

Nucleus Legal Centre

RCJ Advice / Islington Citizens Advice

Winner:

South West London Law Centres

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The team has worked incredibly hard in really difficult circumstances. So many people in need of debt advice are facing multiple complex issues, often made worse by the pandemic, but our team has delivered consistently excellent advice and we’re so grateful to have that recognised. We’re also grateful to those clients who have taken the time to review our service.

Roni Marsh, Team Leader, South West London Law Centres

This award is testament to the exceptional standard of debt advice given by Roni Marsh and her team and is thoroughly deserved. Their dedication, knowledge and tenacity has ensured our clients get the support they need to resolve their problem debt and move on with their lives. The landscape for social welfare advice is currently extremely challenging so we’re grateful to Debt Free London for their recognition of the contribution the Law Centre is making. We know that many people don’t come to us with just a money advice problem and for us, this award recognises the importance of having such a team embedded in the Law Centre so it can work across our teams from housing, welfare rights, family, employment, and immigration. Together we all lift people out of crisis.

Patrick Marples, CEO, South West London Law Centres