CARBS Help With…2) Employment Work is so important to most people that if things are going wrong it can ruin their lives. Don’t let it ruin yours. If you’re unhappy about something your employer or a colleague has done or said, you should always try and talk to them about it. Try to sort things […]
CARBS Help With…1) Debt Are debts spoiling your life? We can help. Being in debt can be stressful. It’s hard to know what to do first – especially if you’re constantly getting letters and calls from companies you owe money to. You might be thinking about taking out a loan to pay back money you […]
CARBS Help With…3) Benefits Benefits can be confusing. We can help you get the support you need. It’s important you get all the help you’re entitled to. But everyone’s situation is different. Our trained advisers guide you on the benefits you’re eligible for and help you apply. We can help whether you’re working or […]
The government has published a strategy for improving work, health and disability (1). Focusing on changes to social security, the workplace, and healthcare system, ministers aim to raise the number of people with disabilities in work from 3.5m to 4.5m (28.5%). They will do this by: improving the capability of Job Centre Plus; providing more […]
Imaginative reversal of a much-loved Christmas tradition in bid to raise Christmas donations.
Merland Rise Church, Tuesday 5 December, 0930-1230. It’s the first Tuesday of the month so we’re bringing our service to Tadworth. Citizens Advice exists to help everyone in the community, whoever they are, whatever their problem. The service runs alongside the food bank which is also hosted at Merland Rise Church.
Wide-ranging agenda for CARBS volunteer advisers.
The aim was to find ways of reducing social isolation by encouraging involvement in community activities and providing access to transport.
It’s National Consumer Week. This year our big theme is warning consumers to be very careful when taking on a subscription. Whatever the product or service, everyone should know the risks of: auto-enrolment into an ongoing direct debit (when a fixed-term or trial commitment hides what you’re really taking on) agreeing to a ‘continuing payment authority’ without realising problems […]