Friends outside a local credit union. Photo: Photo courtesy of Margaret Bennett.

Margaret Bennett describes how Ludlow Friends joined a local credit union

Welfare cuts: taking action

Margaret Bennett describes how Ludlow Friends joined a local credit union

by Margaret Bennett 25th October 2013

The effects of government cuts on low-income families, as well as the extortionate cost of borrowing for people with a poor credit rating, have become a significant concern of many Friends in Britain today. It is a concern that has also led Quakers, in every part of the country, to action.