Benefit Calculator
Created July 8, 2021There are many reasons why you may need to claim benefits. You may be unemployed, on a low income, bringing up…
Posted in: Managing Your Money
There are many reasons why you may need to claim benefits. You may be unemployed, on a low income, bringing up…
Posted in: Managing Your Money
Money Advice and Tips
Created July 8, 2021If you need help managing your money or are struggling to pay everyone you owe money to, we can help. Our…
Posted in: Managing Your Money
Universal Credit
Created July 8, 2021Universal Credit is a monthly payment that combines six different benefits. Birmingham and Telford are part of the full digital service…
Posted in: Managing Your Money
Spare Room Subsidy
Created July 8, 2021The Spare Room Subsidy, also known as the ‘Bedroom Tax’ and ‘Under Occupancy Charge’, affects anyone of working age who receives…
Posted in: Managing Your Money
Benefit Cap and Calculator
Created July 8, 2021The Benefit Cap, introduced by the Government, limits the amount that a household can get in certain benefits. When benefits are…
Posted in: Managing Your Money
Borrowing and Debt
Created July 8, 2021A Credit Union is a non–profit making financial co-operative that offers convenient saving and low interest services to members. These services…
Posted in: Managing Your Money, Your BVT
New Design Guide for one of Birmingham’s greenest suburbs launches
Created July 6, 2021A new design guide has been launched to conserve and enhance one of Birmingham’s ‘greenest’ suburbs, named amongst the best places…
Posted in: News, News & Events
Do you have an unwanted bike gathering dust?
Created July 5, 2021We are once again accepting second-hand bikes at our 350 Bournville Lane office to donate to charity The Bike Project. The…
Posted in: News, News & Events
Former college campus transformed into £60m care and health village
Created June 16, 2021A previously derelict site in Birmingham has been transformed into a multi-million pound care and health village creating a health and…
Posted in: News, News & Events
Planned Replacement Programmes
Created May 13, 2021As your home gets older we may need to replace key components such as bathrooms, kitchens, boilers, windows or doors. Every…
Posted in: Looking After Your Home
‘Bournville: Then and Now’ exhibition to mark Museum’s re-opening
Created May 11, 2021An exhibition of rare archive photographs of Bournville pictured alongside their modern day equivalent is to mark the reopening of one…
Posted in: Events, News & Events
Funding boost for groups helping Covid hit communities
Created February 23, 2021Community groups in Birmingham and Telford that are working to help those hit hardest by the impacts of Covid have been…
Posted in: News, News & Events
Mask-making ‘supermom’ on mission to help others this Christmas
Created December 7, 2020An inspirational ‘supermom’ who made 3,000 face masks, including ones for hospital staff, whilst caring for her disabled children is now…
Posted in: News, News & Events
Food Support
Created November 24, 2020Food Support Birmingham B30 Foodbank provides emergency food if you are in crisis. They do not provide pandemic-related regular weekly parcels.…
Posted in: community support and covid
Help Finding Work
Created November 24, 2020Help Finding Work Birmingham Brum Jobs Hour on Twitter hosts a live virtual event every Friday between 2pm and 3pm. Posts,…
Posted in: community support and covid
Support for LGBT Communities
Created November 24, 2020Support for LGBT Communities Birmingham LGBT is a registered charity which offers a range of services for the LGBT community in…
Posted in: community support and covid
Annual Report 2019-20
Created September 11, 2020You can read our Annual Report 2019-20 below or print a copy here – Annual Report 2020
Posted in: Our Business, Publications, reports and plans
Popular Museum marks reopening with special exhibition
Created August 5, 2020A popular Birmingham museum ranked in the top 10 of things to do in the City is to reopen today (5th…
Posted in: News, News & Events
Pensioner reunited with lost ring thanks to eagle-eyed engineer
Created June 3, 2020An 86-year-old Birmingham man has been reunited with his wife’s lost engagement ring after it was spotted by a gas engineer.…
Posted in: News, News & Events
Repairs Service and Coronavirus
Created March 31, 2020Our routine repairs service has re-started again after it was temporarily paused in January in response to rising rates of Covid…
Posted in: Report A Repair, Your BVT