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Postcode Lottery Community Trust We are pleased to announce that Citizens Advice services in Broxtowe have been awarded a grant from the Postcode Lottery Community Trust. This comes as a direct result of the Millionaires Street draw on 18th May 2024 which saw Newthorpe win a £1 million prize. In addition to the lucky winners […]

The National Red List – how is the cost of living impacting our communities Citizens Advice recently produced a report entitled the National Red Index. It brings together data from the 300,000 people who come to the service in England for debt advice alongside national survey data of people’s income and fixed costs, things like

Cost of Living – Days of Action January and February are traditionally our busiest time with continued cold weather and additional bills piling up from the Christmas period it can be a difficult time for many households. But there is much that can be done to alleviate the strains of the post-Christmas winter drain on

Energy Saving Week 2024 starts on 15th January 2024 and is run in partnership with the Energy Saving Trust. During the week we will be sharing tips and information to help you save money on your energy costs. At Citizens Advice Broxtowe we have Energy Advisers ready to help you with your energy bills and

2023 has been another challenging year for the service and our clients with record demand for help during the cost-of-living crisis. We have seen headline inflation rates slow in recent months but the cost of essentials is still high with food inflation stubborn at 9%. In Broxtowe 50% of our clients now present to us

We are due to hold our first winter cost-of-living Day of Action in Stapleford tomorrow, 30th November. As previously reported we are holding monthly themed events aimed at helping people through the winter period that we known can place additional demands on household budgets. The first event (30th November) is focused on helping people living

A recent report by the Child Poverty Action Group revealed that a worrying number of recipients of the Universal Credit managed migration letter do not act upon it and lose out on entitlement as a result. CPAG reported: “The data reveals that 16,000 people sent a migration notice did not make the transition to UC

Citizens Advice Broxtowe set out on a ground-breaking project to shift the financial resilience and economic activity of households that currently experience economic inequalities in the borough. The pilot was quietly developed over the previous twelve months in consultation with stakeholders and citizens with lived experience. This work has delivered an extraordinary shift in the

Help with the costs of winter Winter produces additional costs and needs to keep households warm and safe. That is why we are dedicating this months newsletter to the help and support that is available to residents in Broxtowe. Fuel poverty has significantly increased during the cost-of-living crisis but help is out there. Thanks to

In collaboration with Citizens Advice Ashfield we submitted evidence to the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for ‘left behind neighbourhoods.’ In our submission we explained how many local communities in the East Midlands had failed to benefit from strategic economic investments made by the current and previous governments and the European Union. The experience of