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The real cost of cash-first: Rethinking crisis payments as risks mount

By Mark Bufton, Senior Business Development Manager at BHN

Mark Bufton

For years, local welfare schemes have faced a quiet tension: how to provide emergency financial help quickly, while ensuring public funds are used responsibly. These schemes are designed to support people facing acute financial hardship – often those on low incomes,

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