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Energy Savers Week 2024 – national campaign

15 Jan 2024

Citizens Advice have teamed up with the Energy Saving Trust this Energy Savers Week (15 – 21 January) to bring you some top tips that will help you save both energy and money on your... Read more

The cost-of-living crisis isn’t ending, so why might the Household Support Fund be? (Citizens Advice blog)

04 Jan 2024

In recent years, the Household Support Fund (HSF) has been the final line of defence for those struggling with the cost of living. However, without any mention in the Autumn Statement of an... Read more

5 reasons a higher minimum wage could be bad news for people claiming benefits – a blog from Citizens Advice

20 Dec 2023

The minimum wage rise will interact in complex ways with the benefits system The rise in the National Living Wage (NLW) announced at the Autumn Statement in November was very welcome. From April,... Read more

15 million people likely to use unregulated Buy Now Pay Later to help ease seasonal spending – Press Release from Citizens Advice

13 Dec 2023

Citizens Advice braced for new year of debt support as increased numbers turn to BNPL. New research by Citizens Advice finds more than one in four UK adults (28% – the equivalent of 15.1 million... Read more

How Gypsy, Roma and Traveller groups are a policy blindspot and why this needs to change – a Citizens Advice Blog

14 Nov 2023

“…overlooked, under-served by policy, and under-researched.” That’s how National Energy Action (NEA) described the lack of policy engagement with Gypsy, Roma, Traveller groups (GRT) and people who... Read more