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SERVING THE TRAVELLER COMMUNITY

National Traveller MABS

Latest News

Travellers and the 2011 Census

According to the 2011 Census the number of people enumerated as Irish Travellers has increased by 32 per cent.

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Thaire Times

The latest edition of the Thaire Times is now available to read

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Issues of Personal Finance within the Traveller Community

NTMABS publishes a new and comprensive report on a study exploring the findings of the Local Area Development work undertaken by 2007 – 2011. Please click her to read

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NTMABS Sub to the Central Bank on National Payments Plan January 2012

NTMABS latest submissions on Financial Inclusion.

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Household Budget Scheme (HHB) Print E-mail

Do you receive Social Welfare payments? Why not spread the cost of your household bills by paying regular amounts towards your bills, directly from your weekly Social Welfare payments, through Household Budget.

For many, the Household Budget scheme is a life saver when paying bills and managing a tight income.

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Financial Inclusion/Exclusion of Ethnic Minorities in the Spotlight Print E-mail

Two testimonies on obstacles faced by ethnic minorities when accessing banking services.

Coring delos Reyes from United Migrant Domestic Workers in The Netherlands gives her testimony on the obstacles she faced because of her legal status when trying to access banking services, whereas the Traveller Money Advice and Budgeting Service in Ireland presents a case study on obstacles for people who do not have a registered postal address.
Obstacles relating to legal status: a testimony by Coring delos Reyes, United Migrant Domestic Workers in The Netherlands (UMDW NL)

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Over-indebtedness a crisis in Ireland Print E-mail

Over-indebtedness is at the heart of the current debt crisis in Ireland. A alternative to the Keane report has been proposed by an group on poverty and financial exclusion.

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