So much at stake. If you’re threatened with homelessness you must be constantly available. With the clock ticking it can be hard to sort out the rights of all parties. Even a short time “off the air” can be fatal. Recently we’ve seen several people risk losing their homes because they were out of contact […]
Callous crime. Disabled people who rely on special parking zones are increasingly falling victim to a crime that can leave them house-bound and isolated. Government figures* profiled last month show theft of blue parking badges almost tripled in a year. Some 2.4 million people use blue badges allocated by local authorities. Thieves steal the badges […]
No silly season. Policy and campaigns. Community. Reaching out. August News
Turning savings into savings. We now know many people are using the right to access their pensions mainly to wrest control of their savings from the pensions industry. How else to account for research showing a third of people have transferred pension savings into a personal bank account? Life after pension choices * should make the industry and its […]
Stating the obvious. Dealing with visible policy failure isn’t enough to end homelessness. An obvious but still necessary message from Dr Paul Watts of Birkbeck, University of London on the letters page of today’s Guardian*. Yes, he says, it’s essential to fix the visible problem of rough sleeping. But no less essential to cut the hidden […]
Increase in unfair treatment. Visits to the pregnancy and maternity discrimination at work pages of the Citizens Advice website DOUBLED in the past year. This remarkable statistic is revealed in Sharp practice at work: maternity rights, Citizens Advice insight on the top four types of unfair treatment at work and what can be done about them. […]
Select Committee Report. Recognise the hidden homeless. More houses for affordable rent. Focus on the duties of local authorities. Some of the recommendations of the communities and local government select committee Homelessness Report published today. At Citizens Advice Reigate & Banstead we support the MPs’ measured but urgent call for action. Homelessness actual or threatened […]
Holiday Special Edition. All you need to know to enjoy a safe and happy summer holiday. Gap years. Recalls. Duty Free. Fake charging. Compensation. Safety. Read TS Alert now.
Left out. People who are disabled or have a health condition are far less likely to be in work than non-disabled people in good health. Across England and Wales, just 49% of those who are disabled or have a health condition are in work. For everyone else this figure is 80% . This is a problem that has […]