People across York are being invited to boost their financial know-how in a series of events designed to help people make savings, get more out of the internet and make the banks work better for them.

A series of seven Small Changes, Big Savings sessions are being held at different venues across the city during York’s Housing Week, from 14-18 October, which is looking at ways to overcome poverty.

The ‘Small Changes, Big Savings’ events held across the city will be at:

• •Acomb Explore on Monday 14 October, 9:30-11:30am •

•Bell Farm Social Hall on Tuesday 15 October, 10am-12 noon when we’ll be launching our anti loan shark charter

• •Clements Hall on 15 October 1:30-3:30pm;

• •Sanderson Court on Wednesday 16 October, 9:30-11:30am

• •Foxwood Community Centre on Thursday 17 October, 9:30-11am

• •Tang Hall on 17 October, 2-4pm

• •Burton Stone Community Centre, on Friday 18 October, 1-3pm.

Find out more about Housing Week at www.york.gov.uk/housingweek

Help and advice at the sessions will be on hand from experts in:

• budgeting – Barclays Bank will be giving impartial advice on different accounts available by the UK’s banks and how to set up direct debits
• •saving money through saving energy and how to cut your fuel bills
• •employment opportunities – including online job searches
• •how to get online and take advantage of savings
• •using social media to get the information
• •getting the most from laptops, ipads, tablets and apps
• •welfare benefits and entitlements.

Local residents’ associations and City of York Council housing estate managers will be to hand to talk about neighbourhood issues and how residents can get involved.