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Financial health and support

We all need a little extra help sometimes, and it’s important that any short-term financial difficulties can be resolved before they affect your health and wellbeing or those of your dependents. When the unexpected happens, we have benefits and resources to help you stay on track.

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Back up care
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If you have caring responsibilities, whether for your children or for an adult, we know how stressful it can be when things go wrong. This benefit from Bright Horizons offers emergency care provision. It covers care provided by nannies, nurseries and play schemes for children aged up to 17 years and adult care provided by personal care assistants. 

Back-up care is designed to take away the stress and give you an alternative care solution when your usual arrangements break down unexpectedly.

All BNP Paribas employees are eligible for up to 20 credits per dependent per calendar year at no cost to you. Each credit can be used to cover:

  • One day for playschemes, holiday clubs and nursery care
  • Half a day for in-home childcare
  • Half day for all adult care

To access the benefit register with Bright Horizons on the Work+Family space via Spectrum, or by calling 0800 247 1101, quoting: 

  • Employer username: BNPParibasUK
  • Employer password: Caring

Back-up care reservations can be made up to four weeks in advance, or on the day if necessary.

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Charities offering financial advice
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Money worries can have a serious impact on your health and wellbeing. There are charities in the UK that offer free independent advice on a range of topics related to financial wellbeing, with a particular focus on debt management. 

StepChange

StepChange (formerly the Consumer Credit Counselling Service) is the UK’s leading debt charity. It provides free advice and services including help with budgets and personalised debt management plans.

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The Money Charity

The Money Charity (formerly Credit Action) has over 20 years’ experience in money management. As well as free and confidential advice, they provide several useful money management apps, such as the ‘Spendometer’.

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Citizens Advice

Citizens Advice provides free, independent and confidential advice on getting out of debt, along with help on a variety of other issues. They have branches across the UK and offer a range of useful resources online, such as debt FAQs and budgeting tools.

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