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Big Energy Savings Week 2020
22 Jan 2020
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Big Energy Savings Week 2019
08 Jan 2019
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Distance selling - fraudulent use of your payment card
04 Apr 2018
Citizens Advice Bracknell will be at the following venues for Big Energy Savings Week: Wednesday 23 January, 11AM to 3PM at Tesco, County Lane, Warfield Bracknell Friday 25 January, 11AM to 3PM at Bracknell Town Council Office, The Lexicon, 54 High Street, Bracknell Big Energy Savings Week 2019 (BESW) helps consumers understand their energy use, […]
Pilgrim Hearts, who have run the Night Shelter in Bracknell for the last three years opened their doors from 1st December 2018 until 29th March 2019. Each night a different church will provide shelter, bed and food to those homeless who have a ticket. Citizens Advice Bracknell and District can provide tickets through the registration process. […]
New Year is the time when Relate receive the most phone calls from people looking for information & advice about how to manage relationship issues. It appears that the strain of spending Christmas with family can be a break point for many people, possibly fuelled by high expectations of the festive season and, for some, […]
Have you heard about Discretionary Housing Payments (DHP)? If you are already receiving Housing Benefit (HB) or Universal Credit (UC) with a housing cost element for rental costs, and you can’t manage to pay your rent due to hardship or because of Welfare reform (for instance if you’ve moved onto UC from other benefits) then […]
Research and Campaign Worker – Role Description Salary: Volunteer position Purpose of the role: To help Citizens Advice Bracknell & District to influence government and other organisations by informing them of the effect of their actions on the lives of clients. This will benefit many people, including those who have never used Citizens Advice services. […]
Last week was National Consumer week (NCW). This year the focus was on your rights when you buy online from an online market place, which we posted about last week. This week we will look at your rights if you buy from an online business Your rights when you buy online are better than when […]
Do you want to make a real difference to people’s lives? Do you want to help local disabled people? Do you have experience of completing disability benefit forms or a medical background? Do you have a few hours to spare each week? Are you looking for a volunteering opportunity? Then we would love to hear […]
Week beginning Monday 26th November 2018 is National Consumer week (NCW). This year the focus is on your rights when you buy from an online marketplace business. For example, from eBay, etsy, Facebook Marketplace or Gumtree. What are online marketplaces? In brief, they’re a place for individuals, or small traders, to sell items online directly […]
Are you caring for someone who is sick or disabled or an older person who can no longer cope without help? Are you struggling with the caring or the financial consequences? There is help and support available in a range from practical help to benefits. What is a carer? A person who helps someone with […]
Are you caring for someone who is sick or disabled or an older person who can no longer cope without help? Are you struggling with the caring or the financial consequences? There is help & support available in a range from practical help to benefits. What is a carer? A person who helps someone with […]