As consumers start to budget for the higher prices which kicked in from the start of April across bills including energy, water and broadband, those on the lowest incomes are running out of options. Citizens Advice research shows that households in the lowest 10% for income already spend around two fifths (41%) of their earnings […]
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Ex-volunteers! Come to celebrate 50 years of Citizens Advice Ipswich Citizens Advice Ipswich is putting a call out to former volunteers and staff to invite them to celebrate their 50th Anniversary on Thursday 28 November at Ipswich Town Hall. The charity is holding its Annual General Meeting and really hopes that people who were involved […]
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Interview with Tom Griffin, Chair of Trustees We are very excited to introduce you all to our new Chair of Trustees, Tom Griffin, who has taken over from Stuart Pinnell. We are very thankful for Stuart’s leadership of the Trustee Board after the sad untimely death of Sophie Meudec, our former Chair. While Tom gets […]
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Running the Ipswich Half Marathon to raise funds for us Three case workers from Citizens Advice Ipswich are taking part in the Larking Gowen Ipswich Half Marathon on Sunday 22 September at 9.30am, cheered on by volunteers and colleagues who will be raising funds for the Charity. All three are experienced and regular runners who […]
Continue ReadingAre you missing out on Pension Credit? Over a hundred thousand households across the East of England are missing out on Pension Credit, losing £3,900 a year on average. Citizens Advice Ipswich wants to make sure families in the Ipswich area are supporting their loved ones to check their entitlement to this vital welfare benefit. Following […]
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Welcome to our new Chair of Trustees The Trustee Board are pleased to announce the appointment of Tom Griffin LLB as the new Chair of Trustees at Citizens Advice Ipswich, with effect from August 2024. Tom Griffin, incoming Chair said: “I am delighted to be joining Citizens Advice Ipswich. It’s an honour to have been appointed […]
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Partnership with Yorkshire Building Society helps over 80 people through cost of living crisis An innovative partnership between Citizens Advice and Yorkshire Building Society is helping thousands of people nationally through the cost-of-living crisis, and the advice given could have unlocked over £3.2 million in potential additional income. The partnership in Ipswich sees Yorkshire Building […]
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Half of voters don’t believe living standards will improve under the next government, warns Citizens Advice Ipswich Citizens Advice says solutions to tackle falling living standards are missing in action from this election campaign. The warning comes as polling commissioned by the national charity shows more than half (52%) of voters aren’t hopeful that living […]
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