Response to new Financial Conduct Authority report revealing level of people in East of England struggling financially A report from the Financial Conduct Authority released today shows that over 20% of those in the East of England are struggling to make ends meet. This is up by almost a fifth since February 2020, before the […]
Continue ReadingVacancy: Income Maximisation Officer Salary: £23,152 upon successful completion of probation and training – starting salary £22,000. (pro. rata for part-time) Hours: 37 hours a week (Monday–Friday, part time considered) Location: Ipswich – Office Based We are looking for an enthusiastic and well-organised person to join our expanding operation as an Income Maximisation Adviser. The […]
Continue ReadingVacancy: ‘Connect for Health’ Adviser Salary: £23,152 upon successful completion of probation and training – starting salary £22,000. (pro. rata for part-time) Hours: 37 hours a week (full-time but part time considered) An exciting opportunity has arisen as we expand our Social Prescribing offer in Ipswich. This role provides support and guidance to the people […]
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National Lottery award for Citizens Advice Ipswich secures continued specialist welfare benefit advice The National Lottery Community Fund has awarded Citizens Advice Ipswich funding to continue to deliver specialist welfare benefits advice and support for the next five years. This award means our dedicated specialist team can continue to support clients to apply for benefits, […]
Continue ReadingCitizens Advice Ipswich celebrates National Social Prescribing Day National Social Prescribing Day on Thursday 14 March is being marked by the three social prescribing teams based at Citizens Advice Ipswich. Connect for Health Ipswich, REACT and the Long Covid support teams will be enjoying chocolates and other goodies as a way of saying thank you […]
Continue ReadingCitizens Advice responds to the Budget 2024 Responding to the Chancellor’s Budget on March 6th 2024, Dame Clare Moriarty, Chief Executive of Citizens Advice, said: “Today the Chancellor supported people in the most dire situations by abolishing fees for Debt Relief Orders. These unaffordable fees have priced people out of getting the support they need […]
Continue ReadingCitizens Advice Ipswich braces itself for the Spring Budget announcement and its impact on clients Citizens Advice Ipswich and other community support organisations are anxiously awaiting the Government’s Spring Budget set for 6 March to discover the future of the Household Support Fund which has supported thousands of households across Suffolk with food, fuel and […]
Continue ReadingPoliticians ‘burying their heads in the sand’ as new research finds millions are in the red Alarming new research from Citizens Advice has found that five million people are in a negative budget, as the charity warns a living standards catastrophe is becoming the new normal ahead of the general election. The charity’s new analysis […]
Continue ReadingMake a difference – Chair of Trustees sought by Citizens Advice Ipswich Following the very sad death of our Chair, Cllr Sophie Meudec, we are looking for a strategically thinking, enthusiastic person with senior management experience and a passion for the voluntary sector to take on the role Chair of the Trustee Board. We have […]
Continue ReadingCitizens Advice Ipswich will hold our 49th Annual General Meeting on Friday 27th October at 2:00pm. It’s a public meeting and all are welcome to attend. Our president David Sheepshanks will be saying a few words to mark the occasion. Date: Friday 27th October 2023Time: 2:00pmVenue: Citizens Advice Ipswich, Tower House, 17 Tower Street, Ipswich, […]
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