7 Tachwedd 2013
National charity, Citizens Advice, today warns that ministers must urgently address problems in the introduction of Universal Credit, as a new report from the Public Accounts Committee delivers its progress report on the Government’s flagship welfare reform.
6 Tachwedd 2013
National charity Citizens Advice has called for an overhaul of the benefits sanctions regime, as new figures published today show a huge increase in the number of jobseekers receiving sanctions.
6 Tachwedd 2013
Ahead of a report into Universal Credit from the Public Accounts Committee expected on Thursday, a survey carried out by Citizens Advice Bureaux in the new benefit’s pilot areas shows that many people will struggle to deal with the changes without support.
5 Tachwedd 2013
4 Tachwedd 2013
Citizens Advice highlights failings of payday lenders, as new payday loan film is released.
4 Tachwedd 2013
As payday lenders face scrutiny by MPs at the BIS Select Committee on Tuesday morning, Citizens Advice highlights the serious harm caused by unscrupulous payday lenders.
4 Tachwedd 2013
31 Hydref 2013
Citizens Advice press release: A personal shopping service for energy could transform an unfair market
31 Hydref 2013
Citizens Advice has warned that consumers are being failed by regulations to control nuisance callers, and is calling for MPs to support a Private Members Bill to clamp down on unscrupulous cold callers.
30 Hydref 2013
As Energy company bosses come under scrutiny from MPs on the Energy Select Committee this afternoon, national charity Citizens Advice reveals a huge rise in the number of people seeking help about energy bills on its website since the announcement of the first price hike on October 10th.
28 Hydref 2013
PIP roll-out must be done safely rather than quickly.
25 Hydref 2013
Citizens Advice has called on ministers to urgently rethink how they apply sanctions to jobseekers as the charity’s national figures show a rise of 64% in the number of problems with sanctions compared to this period last year. From July to September this year, Citizens Advice Bureaux across the country dealt with 3,895 issues with sanctions for Jobseekers Allowance.
24 Hydref 2013
Citizens Advice has seen a 55% increase in the number of people seeking online advice about their energy bills following the first price rise announced by SSE on Thursday 10 October.
23 Hydref 2013
Following the poll by law firm Slater & Gordon which revealed that 60% of the women surveyed said they have faced sexual harassment from a male colleague, Citizens Advice warns that these figures take us back 60 years and that sexual harassment is never acceptable.
21 Hydref 2013
Citizens Advice has seen the number of energy queries to its consumer service double following the recent price rise announcements. npower is the latest supplier to announce a price increase this winter.
18 Hydref 2013
n a week that has another big energy firms put its prices up, Co-operative Energy's announcement of an average rise of 4.5% on a gas and electricty dual fuel bill, shows that smaller suppliers are leading the way in putting customers first.
17 Hydref 2013
Households lose out once again as British Gas announces a 9.2% price rise across gas and electricity. Citizens Advice Chief Executive, Gillian Guy, calls for other energy firms not to follow suit.
16 Hydref 2013
A straightforward, quick way to take on payday lenders is for banks to offer personal micro-loans, says Citizens Advice as Labour Leader Ed Miliband announces long term plans to boost funding for credit unions.
