Citizens Advice hails ‘vital step’ towards ending retaliatory evictions
12 February 2015
Yesterday evening the House of Lords approved amendments to the Deregulation Bill which aims to end retaliatory evictions.
Delayed energy bill cuts costs customers £47 million
11 February 2015
Households are losing an estimated £47 million in total because cuts to energy bills are delayed by up to three months.
Profit estimate makes inadequacy of price cuts clear
29 January 2015
Citizens Advice has said today that recent price cuts are clearly inadequate and major suppliers must deliver further and deeper reductions. Ofgem’s Supply Market Indicator, an estimate of energy firm profit margins for the next 12 months, has anticipated an increase on average to £114, up £9 from November 2014 and £37 year on year.
Welfare system ‘too important to be a political football’
28 January 2015
Citizens Advice has called for radical changes to welfare to restore faith in a system which has become ‘a political football’.
Cuts to energy bills a “tick-box exercise”
27 January 2015
Pressure mounts on EDF to cut prices, says Citizens Advice
26 January 2015
Energy price cuts part of “phoney price war”
23 January 2015
Citizens Advice has today revealed that Npower, E.ON and Scottish Power are charging customers on their standard tariff over £200 more than their cheapest available tariff.
Legal aid restrictions are barrier to justice for domestic abuse victims
22 January 2015
Citizens Advice has condemned legal aid reforms as “restrictions on justice” for victims of domestic abuse today. The Divisional Court today ruled that the legal aid changes brought into effect in 2013 are lawful, in response to a challenge brought by the Public Law Project on behalf of Rights of Women.
Sanctions regime ‘makes it harder to get a job’
21 January 2015
As the Commons select committee inquiry into benefit sanctions meets for its second evidence session today Citizens Advice has called for an end to the minimum four week sanction.
Gas bill reductions not enough for consumers
20 January 2015
Citizens Advice has said that the reduction in gas bills announced by Scottish Power has fallen short for consumers, just as E.On and British Gas’s reductions did. Scottish Power announced a 4.8 per cent cut to its gas prices today.
Citizens Advice names Pension Wise delivery centres
20 January 2015
Support for witnesses and victims crucial for justice
19 January 2015
Citizens Advice has highlighted the importance of the right support for victims and witnesses of crime giving evidence in court today. The charity has welcomed the new guidance proposed by the Crown Prosecution Service which would give victims and witnesses more information about the prosecution and trial ahead of their appearance in court.
Citizens Advice urges energy firms to cut bills
19 January 2015
Citizens Advice has called on the Big Six energy firms to do the right thing for their customers and cut energy bills.
Energy firms use ‘missing millions’ to help customers
16 January 2015
Citizens Advice has secured a six million pound boost for vulnerable pre-payment meter customers.
Citizens Advice calls for energy price cuts with “no more ifs and buts”
13 January 2015
Citizens Advice has called on the Big Six energy firms to do the right things for their customers and cut energy bills.
Refund rights needed for private renters
13 January 2015
Government reveals Pension wise brand for new pensions guidance
12 January 2015
Families “starting the year in the red” with record demand for credit
06 January 2015
Citizens Advice has warned that whilst credit card debt is the second most common debt problem it helps people with, more are now getting help with priority debts like council tax as they struggle with everyday costs. Bank of England figures today revealed that demand for credit cards and other unsecured debt products like personal loans is at its highest level since 2007.
2,000 people a day to seek debt help from CAB
05 January 2015
Payday loan cap “should be a limit not a target”
02 January 2015
The cap on the cost of credit for payday loans comes into effect today. Citizens Advice has said that the Financial Conduct Authority must monitor the cap and make sure it is keeping consumers protected.