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Surrey is gearing up for Get Online Week 2017 2-8 October*. This year’s national theme is encouraging the 15m people who aren’t making full use of the internet to ‘Try 1 Thing’ they haven’t yet had the skills or confidence to tackle. Every week at Citizens Advice Reigate & Banstead we help people in this group, including some who aren’t using the […]
On ballot papers for Westminster Election 2017. During the election campaign Citizens Advice Reigate & Banstead will highlight policy issues that matter to the people we help and the whole community. Our national Citizens Advice policy team has listed 3 areas for discussion and questions to candidates: helping consumers get a better deal increased job security delivering welfare reform. Under the […]
Two true stories. One short message. One. A young single mum living with her 2 children in a housing association property has lost £30 pw from housing benefit. She must find work if she is to manage her weekly rent payments. She is keen to do so but is likely to struggle. She must factor […]
Advice and policy. “Everything will stay the same until new laws are made.” That’s the essential advice from Citizens Advice: Brexit: How it affects you. Anyone who has been told their rights have changed since the vote should contact their local office. The referendum also puts policy-makers on the spot. The result was obviously not […]