The Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS) under the aegis of the Citizens Information Board, provides a high quality personal service to assist people who are over indebted and need help and advice in coping with debt problems, in particular those on low incomes and people living on social welfare payments. The table provides details of the number of people in Cork City and County who have availed of the MABS services for each of the years 2010, 2011, 2012 and up to the end of September 2013.
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2010
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2011
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2012
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2013 (end Sept)
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MABS Service
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New Clients
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Other
Info Requests
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New Clients
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Other Info Requests
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New Clients
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Other Info Requests
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New Clients
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Other Info Requests
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Cork MABS
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1,456
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17
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1,440
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15
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1,294
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34
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940
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144
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Cork MABS North
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490
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53
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384
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116
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419
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84
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298
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64
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Cork MABS West
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356
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17
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331
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26
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329
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18
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273
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14
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Charleville MABS
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209
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84
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164
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89
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192
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46
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133
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41
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