“People want to work and need effective support to help them get a job.”
28 Ebrill 2014
Statement from Citizens Advice Chief Executive Gillian Guy on the day that the Government’s new Help to Work scheme comes into force.
Money worries have impact on physical and mental health
28 Ebrill 2014
Scammers cashing-in on Green Deal
23 Ebrill 2014
Logbook loan ad banned for unclear interest rate
23 Ebrill 2014
Payday lenders set debt-trap for struggling families
21 Ebrill 2014
Logbook loans set to soar by 61%
17 Ebrill 2014
The number of logbook loans taken out this year could soar to 60,000, up 61% from 2011 finds Citizens Advice.
Citizens Advice sees 60 per cent increase in problems with JSA sanctions
15 Ebrill 2014
The minimum four week sanction for JSA claimants risks pushing people further away from work, according to new figures released today by Citizens Advice.
Household finances without “room to manoeuvre”
13 Ebrill 2014
With a survey commissioned by Shelter showing today that as many as 3.8 million families do not have the savings to keep up with housing costs in the event of a month’s missed pay, Citizens Advice has said that there is “little or no room for manoeuvre” in household budgets.
"Upside-down" Housing Benefit reforms leave people unable to pay rent
9 Ebrill 2014
Commenting on research published today by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, the Chief Executive of national charity Citizens Advice has said that the whirlwind of changes has left increasing numbers of people unable to pay their housing costs.
Universal Credit must be "about people not politics"
9 Ebrill 2014
Citizens Advice has highlighted the challenges people are facing in claiming Universal Credit without the necessary support, saying that a slow roll-out is sensible, as the Work and Pensions Select Committee today criticised the Government's handling of the benefit’s introduction.
Misleading payday loan advert banned
9 Ebrill 2014
As the ASA bans a Wonga TV advert Citizens Advice encourages members of the public to report other irresponsible adverts to get them off air.
“Unfit for purpose” ESA is biggest problem for Citizens Advice clients
8 Ebrill 2014
Ahead of a Select Committee hearing today (Wednesday) looking into support for sick and disabled people, national charity Citizens Advice has confirmed that problems associated with Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) is now the issue that Citizens Advice clients most commonly seek help with.
Citizens Advice helped with more than two million benefit and tax credit problems in 2013
7 Ebrill 2014
A new project launched today by Citizens Advice will conduct an extensive review of the work being carried out by local authorities and housing associations in helping residents to cope with the impact of welfare reforms.
Citizens Advice phonelines
5 Ebrill 2014
New bailiff rules reflects out of control industry
3 Ebrill 2014
Citizens Advice welcomes review into credit card market
3 Ebrill 2014
Free School Meals policy means low income families could lose money for working extra hours
1 Ebrill 2014
New analysis published today (Wednesday) shows that the Government’s failure to align its reforms affecting families and welfare will mean some low income families will be worse off by taking on additional hours of work.
Households being "squeezed from all sides"
28 Mawrth 2014
As new research finds that only 6 per cent of people affected by the Under-Occupancy Penalty have moved house to avoid additional costs, Citizens Advice says that a sharp rise in rent arrears in 2013 shows implementing the new policy cannot be done safely without first increasing the stock of affordable homes.