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CAB funding

CAB client Michelle and daughter

The Citizens Advice service helps people resolve their legal, money and other problems by providing free, independent and confidential advice and by influencing policymakers. Every Citizens Advice Bureau is a registered charity reliant on trained volunteers and funds to continue providing this vital service to local communities.

CAB funding - the facts

Citizens Advice and every Citizens Advice Bureau are independent charities, reliant on the support of a wide range of funders including central and local government, charitable trusts, companies and individuals

In 2008/09 the income of the national Citizens Advice charity was £56.19 million. The largest funder of the national Citizens Advice charity was government grants – the majority of this as grant-in-aid from Department for Business, Innovation and Skills  (previously the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform).

In 2008/09, bureau income was estimated at £153 million.

More information

For more detailed information about Citizens Advice income and expenditure see our annual report

To find out more about how you can help support the Citizens Advice service and for a list of our donors, see Support us

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer fundraiser for your local CAB, see our volunteering section