Nottingham & District Citizens Advice Bureau
the charity for your community
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Nottingham & District Citizens Advice Bureau the charity for your community |
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Campaigning for change The experience of Citizens Advice Bureaux gives us a unique, fresh insight into the problems faced by people living in the UK. Citizens Advice collects evidence of CAB clients' problems and uses this to campaign for changes in national and local policies and services. We have a key role in speaking up for clients, raising issues brought into bureaux, contributing to public debate and informing legislation. Our policy/campaign work covers a huge range of issues including consumer, debt, housing, benefits, immigration, employment, legal matters and health. We work with policymakers, regulators, MPs, Assembly Members and service providers. For examples of local campaigns/news, please click on our newsletters: Summer 2009.pdf Spring 2009.pdf Winter 2008.pdf Autumn 2008.pdf Autumn 2007.pdf Summer 2007.pdf To read these documents you will
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Adobe Reader Nottinghamshire Citizens Advice Bureaux recently asked clients about their experiences of paying for school costs such as uniforms and trips. In a survey, clients were asked questions such as how much they paid for uniforms, if they knew about uniform grants or second hand shops, whether it was clear that contributions for day trips were voluntary and whether they had to economise on essentials in order to meet school costs. This echoes recent research by the Department for Children, Schools and Families, published in February 2009, which showed that families on low incomes were struggling with school costs. Click here for the full report.
Here are a few of our other reports: Creditor harassment report may 08.doc Sub prime report may 2008.doc
Recent "in the news" articles from www.thisisnottingham.co.uk Conservatives: less on marketing, more on services - 07/03/09 More cash for Citizens Advice as debt problems soar - 05/03/09 Citizens Advice Bureaux - the national picture - 03/03/09 Credit crunch hits Notts Citizens Advice Bureaux - 03/03/09 How's your CAB - Nottingham - 03/03/09 Post Comment: put more money into debt advice - 02/03/09
To read previous press releases, please click here
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