#citizens-advice — Public Fediverse posts

"It's very important: it needs to be nice at first."

"In the new report Breaking Free: Pathways to a fair technological future, the Norwegian Consumer Council has delved into #Enshittification and how to resist it."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4Upf_B9RLQ

Link to the report:
https://www.forbrukerradet.no/breakingfree

"Special thanks to @pluralistic , who has coined the term 'enshittification’, for sharing his early book draft, and for inspiring this report. "

#CitizensAdvice #Verbraucherzentrale #Forbrukarrådet
HT @eikofried

Oxford Brookes Law Students Launch Free Legal Advice Clinic with Citizens Advice

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.goodnewspost.co.uk/oxford-brookes-law-students-launch-free-legal-advice-clinic-with-citizens-advice/

#NIHR PHIRST evaluation of a money and #MentalHealth service delivered by #CitizensAdvice suggests (i) increased financial support, and (ii) a single, dedicated adviser who builds a relationship with the client and advocates on their behalf as a key mechanism.
https://phirst.nihr.ac.uk/evaluations/evaluation-of-money-and-mental-health-advice-service-kent/

A bit of an annoying morning.

#CitizensAdvice #PensionWise make it next to impossible to #OptOut of #cookies

**I do know how to remove them**

BUT

#Google Analytics cookies opt-out requires an #Addon 😡

or

Mouseflow link doesn't work

The #government service to help you understand #pensions shouldn't be making it tricky to opt out.

If there isn't a single click opt-out I have less trust for the site.

#ageing #pension #retirement #finance #money #advice

👉🏻 If you’re struggling with the cost of living, you should check if you can claim benefits or increase your current benefits.

You might be able to claim certain benefits even if you work, have savings or own a home.

Our advice can help ⤵️
https://bit.ly/3XENjNu

#Benefits #costofliving #CostOfLivingCrisis #money #uk #citizensadvice #advice #help #support #eastlancashire

But Labour want this to happen to us, it's to punish us for not being Tories.

They won't budge, they'll ignore all the stories of suffering, they'll lose the next election and still think they 'did the right thing'*

*(not tax the rich)

#TrusselTrust #CitizensAdvice #Oxfam #Poverty #Austerity #Labour #UKPOL #UKpolitics

Citizens Advice Test Valley: Advice on paying bills after break up | Hampshire Chronicle
https://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/24984224.citizens-advice-test-valley-advice-paying-bills-break/

#TestValley
#CitizensAdvice
#CitizensAdviceBureau
#CAB
#Divorce

Digital exclusion growing, Scottish advice charity warns | Morning Star
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/digital-exclusion-growing-says-scottish-advice-charity

#DigitalExclusion
#Poverty
#CitizensAdvice
#CitizensAdviceScotland
#Elderly
#Disabled
#DigitalSkills
#DigitalInclusion

‘I never expected this in the UK’: modern slavery expert receives death threat | Migration | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/27/i-never-expected-this-in-the-uk-modern-slavery-expert-receives-death-threat

#ModernSlavery
#ModernSlaveryExpert
#DeathThreats
#MigrantsAtWork
#WorkersRights
#WestMidlandsPolice
#Cooper
#Rayner
#FairWorkAgency
#CitizensAdvice

❗️Every Thursday from 9:00am to 12:00pm❗️
Drop-In Session (no appointment needed)
at 📍Colne Family Hub - Colne Children's Centre, Walton St, Colne BB8 0EL 📑Get help with: 👉PAYE/P45 issues 👉Tax credits and managed migration
👉National Insurance 👉Pension 👉Self-assessment 👉Child Benefit 👉Tax arrears
🗃️Help for businesses: 👉Registration and start-up 👉VAT 👉Tax 👉Tax deductible/eligible expenses
#lancashire #eastlancashire #burnley #pendle #citizensadvice #advice #help #support #new #news #mastodon

Got a water meter and on benefits? 💧 You could save big with United Utilities' WaterSure Scheme!
Learn more in our latest blog post
here👉 https://www.cael.org.uk/.../lower-bills-for-high-water... supported by United Utilities Trust Fund.
Need more help? Visit us in Burnley:
📅 Mondays: 9-12 noon
📅 Wednesdays: 9-12 noon
📅 Thursdays: 9-12 noon
Calico Building, Centenary Way, Croft St, Burnley BB11 2ED (next to Burnley Bus Station)
#WaterSavings #CommunitySupport #WaterBills #Bills #Blog #CitizensAdvice #mastodon #new #news

DWP will 'stop' benefits for 1.6 million people if they 'overlook' letter - Birmingham Live

Or if the letter gets lost in the post (which is not uncommon).

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/dwp-stop-benefits-16-million-29139592

#DWP
#LegacyBenefits
#UniversalCredit
#ManagedMigration
#ChildTaxCredit
#IncomeSupport
#WorkingTaxCredit
#HousingBenefit
#IncomeBasedJSA
#IncomeBasedESA
#CAB
#CitizensAdvice
#BenefitsStopped
#RoyalMail

Struggling with Water Bills?
🌊💡 Dive into our latest blog, supported by United Utilities Trust Fund! 💡🌊
Discover how United Utilities' Priority Services can ease your worries and provide essential support.
Click the link to learn more: https://www.cael.org.uk/local-news/your-key-to-getting-extra-support-united-utilities-priority-services 💧✨
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#UnitedUtilities #PriorityServices #CustomerSupport #CitizensAdvice #UnitedUtilitiesTrustFund #WaterBills #WaterDebt 📝🔍 #new #news #uk #mastodon #england

‘They’re heartless’: how one woman fell victim to the carer’s allowance trap | Carers | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/apr/12/how-one-woman-fell-victim-carers-allowance-trap-karina-moon

#CarersAllowance
#Carers
#UnpaidCarers
#CA
#CATrap
#DWP
#Fraud
#CAB
#CitizensAdvice
#CitizensAdviceBureau

Citizens Advice Bureau worker on ‘horrific’ reality of cost of living crisis | openDemocracy
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/citizens-advice-bureau-cost-of-living-crisis/

#CAB
#CitizensAdvice
#CostOfLivingCrisis
#CostOfSurvivingCrisis
#Poverty
#Housing
#UnfitForHumanHabitation
#SocialHousing
#MentalHealth
#Survival
#CapabilityToWork
#Disabled
#ChronicIllness
#Benefits
#HouseholdSupportFund
#FoodVouchers
#FoodBanks
#EnergyBills
#FuelVouchers

Debt creating vicious cycle in mental health, says charity | Morning Star
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/debt-creating-vicious-cycle-mental-health-says-charity

#Poverty
#MentalHealth
#Debt
#CostOfGreedCrisis
#CostOfLivingCrisis
#CostOfSurvivingCrisis
#YouGov
#ScottishActionForMentalHealth
#SAMH
#CAB
#CitizensAdvice
#StressedAboutDebt

Royal Mail could delay delivery of hospital letters and fines to save £650m a year
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/royal-mail-could-delay-delivery-of-hospital-letters-and-fines-to-save-650m-a-year/ar-BB1ixfIM?cvid=ca6e7052207e4d9fd861ed19d391ea8e&ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&ei=8

#RoyalMail
#DelayedDeliveries
#HospitalAppointments
#Fines
#CourtDocuments
#UniversalServiceObligation
#BulkItems
#Ofcom
#CAB
#CitizensAdvice

Charities warn of ‘devastating knock-on impact’ of English councils’ financial crisis
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/charities-warn-of-devastating-knock-on-impact-of-english-councils-financial-crisis/ar-BB1hHJi6?cvid=f892e11ae8a64ae9f4becd1acacddb9c&ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&ei=14

#Charities
#LocalCouncil
#FinancialCrisis
#LocalGov
#LocalGovFundingCuts
#CitizensAdvice
#CAB
#AgeUK
#ServicesClosing
#FundingCuts

When a #CitizensAdvice has to close despite demand being ‘off the scale’

In #Mansfield, the council could not afford the funding needed by a service that is vital to one of the #UK’s most deprived areas
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/feb/03/citizens-advice-closing-mansfield-council-funding
#ToryPoliciesInAction #Austerity #UnderfundingPublicServices

Britain is a poorer, sicker place. No wonder disability claims have trebled in a decade | Polly Toynbee | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/jan/12/disability-claims-britain-rishi-sunak-government-health-austerity

#UK
#Poverty
#ChronicIllness
#Sunak
#Austerity
#ONS
#KingsFund
#BenefitsRates
#PIP
#Capita
#ESA
#Hunt
#IDS
#FitnessForWorkTests
#CitizensAdvice

Record numbers in #UK seeking help with #EnergyBills and #FoodCosts

#CitizensAdvice figures show an unparalleled number of people unable to pay their bills in 2023
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/dec/28/record-numbers-in-uk-seeking-help-with-energy-bills-and-food-costs-citizens-advice
#ToryPoliciesInAction #Austerity

📞 There’s some actions you can take to stop getting nuisance calls that you don’t want.

Our online advice can help you ⤵️
https://bitly.ws/Vnmw
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#nuisancecalls #calls #advice #help #support #citizensadvice #eastlancashire #news #new #mastodon #mastoart

🌡️ As the weather gets colder, it’s important to heat your home efficiently.
Citizens Advice can help you check how to save money and stay warm at home ⤵️
https://bitly.ws/XQMj
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#weather #home #efficiency #citizensadvice #eastlancashire #new #news #newsletter #mastodon #mastoart

"struggling households unable 2 pay #energy bills .. record numbers coming 2 us 4 crisis support”, says #CitizensAdvice, also NE Action, Age UK, E Action Scotland, Fair By Design, Scope etc. This cruel contemptuous Govt failed to discuss #socialtariff. https://tinyurl.com/398r3u8j

#r4today The complacency & sheer indifference of #AndrewBowieMP is shocking. #CitizensAdvice reports 17% increase in #fuelpoverty contacts, a stain on UK society. These cruel Tories prove again their lack of compassion & their incompetence. #SunakOut #ToryCorruption https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66592714

🖥 One million people ‘priced out’ of broadband access due to cost of living

Citizens Advice has warned people are being priced out of internet access “at a worrying rate”

#UK #News #Broadband #CostOfLiving #CostOfLivingCrisis #CitizensAdvice

https://www.nationalworld.com/money/million-people-priced-out-broadband-cost-of-living-4147170

#CitizensAdvice faced its “bleakest ever” start to the year as demand for help soared amid the cost of living crisis, supporting 94,000 with food bank referrals and access to emergency charitable grants – or 9,600 a day - a 178% increase on 2020

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/citizens-advice-inflation-energy-prepayment-b2336514.html

This is why I loathe Tories so utterly, they are scum, pure and simple:

https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/citizens-advice-signed-gagging-clause-in-exchange-for-21-million-from-dwp/

#DWP #DisabilityRights #GaggingOrder
#CitizensAdvice #CitizensAdviceScotland

*Note: for some reason, the URL sometimes goes to a cached version, make sure you're reading the one from Feb 2023 and not March 2022.