The 2019 IMA Money Advice Awards were presented at IMA Conference 2019, held on 10 and 11 June at the Midland Hotel, Manchester.
This year’s winners were:
Money Adviser of the Year, sponsored by Computershare
Winner: Ayesha Hussein, Burmantofts Community Projects
Debt Team of the Year, sponsored by Pay Plan
Winner: Money Advice Team, Aspire Housing
Best Partnership, sponsored by Phoenix Commercial Collections
Winner: Domestic and Economic Abuse Partnership, Money Advice Plus and Surviving Economic Abuse
Best Financial Capability Project, sponsored by the IMA
Winner: Making Money Matter, The Charity for Civil Servants
The IMA Money Advice Awards recognise excellence and innovation in the field of money advice, and are open to individuals, teams, projects and organisations working at a national, regional, or local level, anywhere in England, Wales or Northern Ireland.
All those shortlisted were presented with a certificate at the Money Advice Awards drinks reception before the awards dinner itself, at which the winners were announced and congratulated on stage. The winners’ organisations will each receive a cheque for £500.
The full list of shortlisted finalists for the 2019 awards were as follows:
Money Adviser of the Year, sponsored by Computershare
- Samantha Allsopp, Futures Housing Group
- Lucy Kirkham, Involve Northwest
- Ayesha Hussein, Burmantofts Community Projects
- Jeanette Hope, Money Advice Plus
Debt Team of the Year, sponsored by PayPlan
- Money Advice Team, Aspire Housing
- EDF Energy Helpline, Citizens Advice Plymouth
- Debt Advice Team, Preston City Council
- Specialist Debt Advice Service, Shelter
Best Partnership, sponsored by Phoenix Commercial Collections
- Domestic and Economic Abuse Partnership, Money Advice Plus and Surviving Economic Abuse
- EDF Energy Helpline, Citizens Advice Plymouth and EDF Energy
- Leeds Debt Advice Network
Best Financial Capability Project, sponsored by the IMA
- Leeds Money Buddies, Burmantofts Community Projects
- Thames Water Project, South West London Law Centres
- Making Money Matter, The Charity for Civil Servants
Congratulations to all this year’s nominees.