Are 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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Ask Citizens Advice: What should I look out for when searching for a new home to rent I’ve got to move house and will be renting somewhere on my own for the first time.It’s exciting but there’s so much to think about and I’m worried things could gowrong. Do you have any tips or advice […]
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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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Ask Citizens Advice… Preparing for the Autumn school term My children are starting new schools in September, one is in primary school and the other secondary. Between uniforms, PE kit and knowing they’ll need to catch the bus each day the costs are adding up. I’m already pretty stretched, so I’m not sure how to […]
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Long Covid continues to impact hundreds of people across Ipswich It may be four years since the outbreak of the Pandemic and for most people lives have returned to ‘normal’, but for a significant number the physical effects of Covid 19 still loom large in their lives. The lasting effects of the Pandemic have radically […]
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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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Living or surviving: Why we need a manifesto for living standards Something has changed at Citizens Advice. At the last 3 general elections, our top advice issues were all about helping people access benefits they’re entitled to. Today, 2 of the top 3 are about the cost of living — energy problems, and food bank […]
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James Brewer: The journey from volunteer to manager James started volunteering with us almost 8 years ago and has recently moved on to another role in Suffolk. He tells us about how he progressed at Citizens Advice Ipswich from volunteer administrator to Receptionist to debt advice admin to benefits adviser to debt team manager. Phew! […]
Continue ReadingCitizens Advice Ipswich calls for more volunteers as cost-of-living pressures continue to bite Marking two anniversaries: 40 years of Volunteers Week and the 50th anniversary of Citizens Advice Ipswich, the charity is celebrating all its volunteers who all play a crucial role, and says it needs volunteers now more than ever to help make a difference […]
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