Financial expert criticizes: Consumer advice center in Grevenbroich not possible for the time being

Financial expert criticizes: Consumer advice center in Grevenbroich not possible for the time being

According to a report from rp-online.de, the NRW consumer advice center does not yet have a branch in Grevenbroich, although there are already ones in other cities such as Neuss and Dormagen. The SPD is calling on the city administration to check whether the consumer advice center can locate in Grevenbroich. However, the responsible department head of the city's consumer advice center has little hope that a branch will be set up in Grevenbroich in the foreseeable future. This is primarily due to a lack of funds to set up and operate a new location. You can find out more in a letter that Mayor Klaus Krützen will present to the council. New locations in North Rhine-Westphalia receive 50 percent state funding, the rest must be provided by the respective location municipality, which is currently not available. In addition, the efficient operation of an advice center in smaller municipalities is difficult, as a minimum size of two and a half staff positions is required. The costs would amount to at least 130,000 to 150,000 euros per year. The consumer advice center already has two established locations in the Rhine district of Neuss, which is why the need for a third location is not necessarily seen. The consumer advice center has also started a pilot project that plans to deploy a mobile advisory team in rural areas, which could provide new starting points for consumer work in district areas in the future.
This result shows that the consumer advice center will not be opening a location in Grevenbroich for the time being, which could potentially have an impact on consumers in the region. Since the consumer advice center provides important advice and information services for consumers, the lack of a location in Grevenbroich could lead to an undersupply for consumers in the region. This could make it more difficult for consumers to access consumer information and advice. This could potentially mean that consumers in Grevenbroich are dependent on other advice offers or receive less support with consumer questions. Overall, the lack of a consumer advice center could have a negative impact on consumers in Grevenbroich.