Development trusts and loan finance

Expression of Interest for taking part in the feasibility study

The purpose of this form is to help us decide on a shortlist of development trusts that will form the basis of a feasibility study on the provision of loan finance and debt advice. Please answer the questions below within the spaces provided.

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	1. What is the approximate population of the area in which your development trust operates (if known)?
	2. Have you come across any evidence of need for loan finance (whether for personal loans or business loans) and/or debt advice in your local area? If so please explain:

	3. Are you aware of the existence of money lenders (cheque cashers, pawnshops, loan sharks, etc.) in your local area? If so can you briefly describe them and tell us where they are situated/operating?

	4. Is your organisation already involved in the delivery of loan finance and/or debt advice? If so please describe what these activities are:

	5. Are you aware of any services already in place to tackle financial exclusion in your local area (e.g. personal loans, debt advice services)? If so please explain:

	6. Do you see a role for your organisation in the provision of loan finance and/or debt advice to financially excluded people in your local area? If so what could that role be?