Citizens Advice Sutton
@AdviceSutton
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Free, Confidential, Independent & Impartial advice for all LB Sutton residents. 📞0208 405 3552, Monday to Friday, 9.00 am - 5.00 pm. 🖥https://t.co/hrjWCoYjcD
Joined March 2020
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Disabled people left short in universal credit move may get compensation | Disability | The Guardian
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Court rules against DWP in case where move to universal credit deprived claimants of £2,100 a year
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British Gas halts use of warrants to force people on to prepayment meters | Centrica | The Guardian
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Move follows allegations that third-party agents ignored vulnerabilities of customers and broke in to install equipment
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Crackdown on energy firms over rise in prepayment meters - BBC News
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Suppliers not doing enough for vulnerable customers will be named and shamed, the government says.
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British Gas vows to halt remote switches of customers to prepayment meters
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Firm pledges £10m in extra support but is not ending forced installation of devices in person
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Call to end forced installation of UK prepayment meters after millions suffer without power | Energy bills | The Guardian
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Report shows 3.2m people disconnected last year as they ran out of credit
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Many #sutton residents are worried about paying fuel bills. But, people die in cold homes. Hypothermia is a killer. Please, try to stay warm and if worried about paying a bill, we can advise
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Don’t miss out: 10 days to claim pension credit and qualify for extra £324 - https://t.co/x3Bs8ClWeE
gov.uk
The average Pension Credit award is worth over £3,500 a year and those who claim by 18 December could also be entitled to an extra £324 cost of living payment.
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We are recruiting a #housing caseworker. It’s a 0.6 FTE role, working with our housing solicitor. Closing date 12.00 noon on 19th December. See
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Saturday’s edition of BBC radio 4 Moneybox includes an item with Steve Triner, our CEO, about “inappropriate” IVAs. We see people on low incomes struggling with debt, set up on expensive IVAs provided by commercial companies rather than low cost DROs.
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As the government begins a sector review, Money Box explores personal insolvency options.
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Every year 40 people die from Carbon Monoxide poisoning in England & Wales and 200 people are admitted to hospital. Citizens Advice Sutton is running CO awareness sessions and supplying FREE CO alarms. Call into our #Sutton office, next to civic, Monday-Friday, 10.00 am -3.00 pm.
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This is set to be a great event, packed full of useful information, with speakers from organisations in #Sutton, giving info about their services and #SuicidePrevention. *virtual event* Mon 12th Sept 9:30am - 12:30pm @SuttonCouncil @ComActionSutton @AdviceSutton @SuttonUplift
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We are recruiting to an exciting and much needed post to help #sutton residents with the #costoflivingcrisis.
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#Together for Sutton, a new information and advice service created specifically to help signpost residents for support has launched! https://t.co/AFdAtC2Uby
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New deal for private renters published today - https://t.co/x3Bs8ClWeE
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Fairer private rented sector white paper to ensure improvements to the rights and conditions for millions of renters.
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‘It is so easy to lose everything’: tales of poverty, despair and dignity at a Citizens Advice centre
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In a single day in a south London centre, the impact of the cost-of-living crisis is starkly evident, with clients overwhelmed by debt, struggling to pay bills and lost in bureaucracy
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James rents privately, pays his rent on time and gets benefits Many landlords won’t rent to James – just because he gets benefits This stigma causes hardship to people receiving benefits – locking them out of private rentals #EndBenefitPrejudice now https://t.co/uTqc3geQPH
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A lot oF people on #universalcredit are missing out on reduced cost broadband.”Broadband firms urged to offer deals to low-income families - BBC News
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Broadcasting watchdog Ofcom calls on all companies to support households with "social tariffs".
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Plan to change social housing rules will aid domestic abuse victims
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Proposal to scrap local connection test would make it easier for victims to move away from abusers
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UK government faces £150m bill over social welfare discrimination
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Tens of thousands of severely disabled people left financially worse off by move to universal credit
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