Dydd Iau, 27 Awst 2015
Citizens Advice has called on councils to use every other option to collect debts before resorting to bailiffs. The charity made the call in response to new figures from National Debtline showing a 16 per cent increase in the use of bailiffs, mostly driven by local authorities collecting council tax arrears.
Dydd Mercher, 26 Awst 2015
Most people in Britain do not feel equipped to help someone who is suffering from domestic abuse despite almost 1 in 3 people knowing a victim, new findings from Citizens Advice show.
Dydd Mercher, 26 Awst 2015
Citizens Advice has said that childcare provision needs to be simpler and more flexible to help people into work. The charity is responding to a speech today by Education Secretary Nicky Morgan calling on childcare providers and local authorities to begin offering 30 free hours of childcare per week ahead of schedule.
Dydd Llun, 24 Awst 2015
Citizens Advice has responded to a speech made by Iain Duncan Smith today announcing plans to reform Employment Support Allowance (ESA). The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions argued that the current system is too 'binary', splitting people into 'fit for work' and 'not fit for work' categories.
Dydd Mawrth, 18 Awst 2015
As many as 460,000 people could be ‘bogusly self-employed’ meaning workers miss out on holiday pay, government loses tax revenue and responsible businesses could be undercut, says Citizens Advice.
Dydd Sul, 16 Awst 2015
As Personal Independence Payments (PIP) overtake Employment Support Allowance (ESA) as the most common problem people come to Citizens Advice for help with, the charity urges the government to learn from past mistakes.
Dydd Iau, 13 Awst 2015
Mobile phone customers are unwittingly being hit with massive bills when travelling outside the EU, Citizens Advice has said.
Dydd Iau, 13 Awst 2015
Patients are not using online services to book appointments and order repeat prescriptions due to little awareness of the services on offer and problems accessing digital services, according to Citizens Advice.
Dydd Gwener, 7 Awst 2015
Over 55s are being repeatedly contacted with cold-calls and emails offering fraudulent pension opportunities, new evidence from Citizens Advice reveals today.
Dydd Iau, 6 Awst 2015
The charity Citizens Advice has today said households will need time to adjust to any rise in interest rates. The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee has today voted 8-1 to keep interest rates unchanged.
Dydd Iau, 6 Awst 2015
Thousands of tenants in the private rental sector face eviction at short notice when their homes are repossessed, according to Citizens Advice.
Dydd Llun, 3 Awst 2015
During 2014-15 the Citizens Advice service in Wales helped more than 29,700 people with over 125,500 debt related problems, an increase of 19 per cent compared to the same period the previous year. Each person coming to the charity for help currently has an average of 4.2 debt issues.
Dydd Llun, 3 Awst 2015
Welcoming the Government’s announcement of a review of the Financial Advice Markets, Citizens Advice has highlighted the importance of ensuring people can access free and independent frontline money and debt advice services.
Dydd Iau, 30 Gorffennaf 2015
Citizens Advice has called on energy companies to pass on low wholesale energy costs to customers
Dydd Llun, 27 Gorffennaf 2015
Citizens Advice has said that a £20m fine for payday loan company Cash genie is good for consumers.
Dydd Iau, 23 Gorffennaf 2015
The worst performing energy firms have failed to improve on poor complaint handling, according to energy complaints data from Citizens Advice.
Dydd Mercher, 22 Gorffennaf 2015
Price promises made by broadband providers are misleading customers and costing them up to six and a half times more than adverts imply, reveals Citizens Advice.
Dydd Mawrth, 21 Gorffennaf 2015
New figures out today reveal a steady decline in payday loan problems reported to Citizens Advice.
Dydd Gwener, 17 Gorffennaf 2015
Citizens Advice has responded to comments by Bank of England Chair Mark Carney that interest rates are likely to rise in late 2015.
Dydd Iau, 16 Gorffennaf 2015
Friends and relatives are being saddled with mountains of debt after unknowingly signing up to guarantee expensive loan repayments, Citizens Advice has said.
