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Dame Clare Moriarty, Chief Executive of Citizens Advice, said:
“Every day our advisers help people in desperate situations: people who can’t get to the end of the month without a food bank voucher, parents unable to afford nappies and patients with no credit to call their GP.
‘‘Without more support,

For those settling or resettling into the community (possibly from institutional care), or moving from temporary accommodation into permanent accommodation, there can be local financial help available from the city council via a Community Support Grant (CSG). Below are some of the key features and benefits of CSGs.
CSGs can

If you need help with paying your rent, or help with rent arrears could help you stay in your home, you might be able to apply for a temporary Discretionary Housing Payment (DHP) from the city council.
Last year more than £1.3m was spent supporting households with difficulties paying their

Recent adverts on national television have started to encourage those not claiming Universal Credit (UC), but who might be entitled to do so, to consider making an application. The implication is that UC claimants will (“may”) be better off.
Though these adverts are not specially identified as being aimed at

The Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) project is designed to deliver fun activities and nutritious food to over 2,000 eligible children and young people, and their families, across the whole of Coventry this summer.
Funded by the Department for Education over a 100 different clubs will be delivering a wide

It’s that time of year again. Citizens Advice, alongside prominent partners like the Trading Standards, have launched national Scam Awareness Fortnight (SAF22) starting today – June 13th.
Though avoiding scams is a year round challenge, national attention will be brought on how to spot scams, how to stop scams and

On May 26th the Government, after relentless pressure from Citizens Advice and others, made a major announcement outlining a new set of measures to mitigate the worst impacts of the cost-of-living crisis. Below is a short summary of the key elements.
 
The Energy Bills Support Scheme.
Previously announced, in

Coventry City Council has worked hard over the past few weeks with key partners to put together an effective support response to the likelihood of Ukrainian refugees arriving in Coventry.
It is publicising the governments ‘Homes for Ukraine’ Scheme as a new route for those without existing connections to the

Since 2014 Coventry Citizens Advice has been working in partnership with Coventry City Council to welcome over 1,000 new residents to Coventry to successfully settle peacefully in the city from across the world including Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq and Yemen to name but a few.
In line with Coventry’s international reputation

With energy prices rising by at least 50%, the cost of living is pushing many people into debt, or into having to make difficult decisions about how they spend their money.
‘Eat or heat’ remains on the agenda for many but others are finding it difficult to manage either.
The