We are a founder member of the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) Corporate Cabinet, which was the first Regional Development Agency to build common ground between the private and public sector, and to create tripartite funding and support.
Graham Precey chairs the Financial Inclusion Sub Group. The focus for 2008 has been to accelerate Credit Union development in the South East. We have provided support for the East Sussex Credit Union to fund a budgeting advisor for a year and to help them with a marketing campaign aimed at raising the profile of the Credit Union. Credit Unions offer ways for those on the lowest incomes to get out of debt, and offer low cost loans and savings products.