Ayr’s debt centre is hoping to get into people’s homes to give them face-to-face advice about their worries.

The service launched in January as part of the Christians Against Poverty (CAP) initiative, but the Ayr legacy has been purely over the phone so far.

The centre aims to support people in South Ayrshire who are financially struggling to cope.

With coronavirus restrictions starting to ease across the country, the centre is hopeful that the chance to sit down with someone and talk about their debt concerns isn’t too far away.

Members of Riverside Church Ayr, Southside Church Ayr and Seagate Church Troon partnered with CAP to create the Ayr debt centre as they wanted to better serve people living with the pressure of debt.

Manager of the Ayr Debt Centre, John Hunter, said the chance to see people when they are giving them advice will be extremely beneficial.

He told the Advertiser: “It’s great that we can offer this service despite the difficult circumstances.

“However I think that when we can get into people’s homes and make that connection with them, it will make the process even easier.

“We know it can be difficult for people to pick up the phone and say they need help, but doing so is the first step to solving the issue”.

Riverside Pastor, Ian Gall added: “Sometimes people feel they have made mistakes but very often they have been driven into debt by suffering from job loss, relationship breakdown or coping with illness in the family or a bereavement – situations that are often difficult, emotional and have a financial impact”.