HELP ELDERLY WINTER-PROOF ENERGY BILLS At Citizens Advice Reigate & Banstead we’re asking people to think about switching energy supplier and help an older relative or neighbour find a better deal. The local charity is part of Big Energy Saving Week – a joint campaign with Energy Saving Trust, the Department of Energy and Climate Change […]
Citizens Advice Reigate & Banstead is calling on the government to scrap its plan to close courts at Redhill and Reigate and transfer their work to Guildford and Staines. Writing to the Ministry of Justice the charity says local justice in the form of court and tribunal services is as important to the community as […]
Progress is being made on getting a better deal for energy prepayment customers. By Adam Scorer, Director of Consumer Futures
Our personal information and data is out there like never before. In the UK, 78% of us are online and we are nation of voracious digital researchers, shoppers, reviewers, planners, creators, commentators and socialisers. By Liz Coll, Policy Manager
MoneySavingExpert.com’s Campaigns Manager Wendy Alcock blogs about her experience working with Citizens Advice to give consumers tips on how to manage their money at the Ideal Home Show. By Wendy Alcock, External Affairs and Campaigns Manager, MoneySavingExpert.com
This week, the first Pension Wise face to face appointments are taking place at Citizens Advice Bureaux. We have a new team of trained guidance specialists in place to deliver guidance from 500 locations across England and Wales, giving easy access to Pension Wise. Advice, Chief Executive, Citizens Advice service By Gillian Guy, Chief Executive […]
The three great lies. They used to be “The cheque is in the post; of course I will still love you in the morning; and I am from Head Office and here to help you”. What are today’s lies and myths? Last year, the Baptist, Methodist and United Reformed Churches published a joint report www.jointpublicissues.org.uk/truthandlies […]
If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Scams are schemes to con you out of your money. They can arrive by post, phone call, text message or email or a scammer may turn up at your home. It could be a scam if: the call, letter, […]
It is difficult not to feel sorry for Brazilian football fans following their team’s ignominious exit from the World Cup. Bill Shankly, the legendary Liverpool FC manager famously said, “Some people believe football is a matter of life and death, I am very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more […]
So I said to the gym instructor: ‘Can you teach me to do the splits?’ He said: ‘How flexible are you?’ I said: ‘I can’t make Tuesdays.’ (Tim Vine) Do you sometimes wish your job allowed you to do something else on Tuesdays? Well, maybe you can, or at least ask if you can. Since […]