The Shropshire Local Area will be inspected by Ofsted and CQC next week. This is part of a plan of inspections nationally, most authorities having been inspected at least once since the education reforms in September 2014. The inspection will evaluate how effectively the local area: identifies children and young people who have special educational […]
Help us make a real difference to people in your community If you are interested in volunteering we have opportunities available in Ludlow, Oswestry and Shrewsbury. If you want to find out more, why not come along to an open day. Ludlow open day Shrewsbury open day Places available. 11th February 10:30 – 15:00Ludlow Youth Centre Lower Galdeford […]
We are expecting around 150 people to seek advice for debt concerns in January, including problems relating to council tax arrears, credit card debt, rent arrears, and unsecured loans. Analysis of national Citizens Advice data over a 12-month period reveals that on a single day – 29 January 2019 – Citizens Advice offices helped 2,776 […]
In the last year, the Citizens Advice consumer service has dealt with almost half a million consumer-related issues like faulty washing machines, undelivered parcels and fake designer goods. Over 50,000 of these were during November 2018, by far the busiest month for the consumer service. Black Friday and Cyber Monday mark the busiest shopping weekend […]
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Citizens Advice is celebrating 80 years of service across England and Wales on 4 September 2019. The charity was formed at the onset of World War II. It originally helped people deal with the impacts of war, such as rationing, evacuation and losing their home in the Blitz. In its 80 years of service, the […]
There’s no typical scam victim – it can happen to anybody. People who think they have, or are being, scammed online can get help through @CitizensAdvice Scams Action by: 📞 calling 0300 330 3003 to get help from advisers trained on online scams 💬 using our web chat service to get preventative advice or next […]
Citizens Advice Shropshire finds only 49% of people in the West Midlands report scams. 51% of people in the West Midlands have been approached by a scammer in the last two years finds Citizens Advice Shropshire. Worryingly, of those targeted, only 49% of people spoke to anyone about it. Under the slogan “Stop, report, talk: […]
On 15th January this year Government announced a change in the law which will see the right to Pension Credit and Housing Benefit withdrawn from future claimants with a partner who hasn’t yet reached their own pensionable age. Age UK and Citizens Advice are deeply concerned about the changes. AgeUK have started actively campaigning at […]
Find out about financial abuse and how to prevent it by watching the video below. This is a short animation created for Citizens Advice Telford & Wrekin and Citizens Advice Shropshire, funded by members of the Insurance Institute for Shropshire & Mid-Wales; and developed in collaboration between Matrix Capital and the Telford & Wrekin Safeguarding […]
