Dear Doctor Dog I am supporting a gentleman who recently moved from his residential home into his own privately rented flat, which he loves! I support him a few hours a week, with  household budgeting and finances. I have been struggling to find any easy read information about banks, banking and managing money. Do you know of any information which is in an accessible format which I could use to support him develop his skills.  Lucy:(

Hey Lucy,

 Thanks for the email. I recommend you visit the Making Money Easier website, developed by ARC (Association for Real Change) and United Response.  Making Money Easier offers a range of guides to help people with a learning disability to think about money, banking  and  plan their lives. You can click on the links here which will take you to the appropriate web pages:-

Making Money Easier

Your Money Your Home

Moving On & Planing Ahead

Your Money Your Insurance

Talking Money

You might want to check and see if your company is a member of ARC. If they are all the above information can be purchased  in A4 booklets from them. Hope this helps – DOC