Budget Adviser Guide
As Budget Advisers, the primary focus of work is helping clients reach their financial goals. For those clients who smoke, quitting smoking can significantly contribute to achieving those goals.
The ‘Quit Smoking for a Better Life’ resource aims to give Budgeting Services’ clients information so that they can consider quitting smoking as an option for achieving these financial goals.
The following information tries to answer some commonly asked questions about the 'Quit Smoking for a Better Life' resource and the role of Budget Advisers in referring people to quitting smoking services.
Steps to take to Implement the Project in your Service
Frequently Asked Questions
- What can clients gain from quitting smoking?
- When should Budget Advisers introduce the issue of smoking into the budgeting plan process?
- How can I introduce the issue of smoking to clients?
- But what if they don’t want to quit?
- What do I tell clients about quitting?
- Our ethos at Budgeting Services means that we don’t tell people what to do, so how can we tell people to quit smoking?
- What about stress? My clients are stressed about money and smoking helps them deal with it!
- But I smoke, no one is going to take what I say seriously?
- Where can people get support to quit smoking?