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Timebanking UK is the national voice for time banks in the UK. We can give you an invaluable insight into how time banks work in the UK, how they do it, and the benefits timebanking can bring to individuals, local communities, the economy and society as a whole.

Does your organisation want to improve outcomes for:

• people with mental health issues?
• disabled people?
• older people?
• homeless people?
• people who have committed crimes?
• young people?
• refugees?
• people with learning difficulties?
• people with long-term health conditions?
• anyone in your community or organisation?

We’ve helped set up time banks across the country to help people with a variety of different needs, and we can support you in setting up and developing a time bank network to achieve your chosen outcomes.

To get the best out of your timebanking experience and maximise the outcomes for the people you work with, we’ll ensure you understand:

• what timebanking can and cannot do
• the safeguarding processes to incorporate
• how to minimise risk
• the legal structure your time bank might need
• how to measure and evaluate the impact of timebanking
• how to manage community expectations
• how to be sustainable
• why co-production with your members is vital
• pitfalls to avoid

We want to share our vast experience and expertise with you, to benefit your organisation, your service users and, ultimately, our whole society. Growing the UK’s timebanking movement is our top priority, and we want it to be a successful, rewarding and effective experience for everyone.

We have worked with the Department of Work and Pensions  and the Disclosure and Barring Service and they have published specific guidance on timebanking and the benefits it brings.

We offer bespoke training packages tailored to the needs of your teams, clients and volunteers, and we’ll work with you at your location to get your time bank network off the ground within six to 12 months.

Within this ever-changing economic and social climate, timebanking gives your organisation the edge. Our own and other research shows that people who take part in timebanking are happier, more confident and feel better connected with other people. Timebanking delivers benefits for your business, your local partners and your entire community, and Timebanking UK can help your employees and clients realise their social, mental health and physical goals.

Timebanking works because it recognises the talents and skills we all have, whatever our age, education level, ability or background. We recognise the assets in our communities, and the mechanism of timebanking values everyone in a way that transcends the simple reductivism of our economic system.