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The Government has published new guidelines describing ‘lockdown’ restrictions which will apply to England from November 5, 2020. Below are those guidelines as laid out on Gov.uk.
New guidelines summarised below will apply nationally for four weeks up to Wednesday 2 December. At the end of the period, the

Coventry Citizens Advice has helped 461 people with 886 employment issues since lockdown.
‘Pay and entitlements’, job retention scheme concerns, dismissal and redundancy issues, and ‘access to jobs’ worries were the top issues it has dealt with during the pandemic.
Kate Algate, Chief Officer of Coventry Citizens Advice, said:

Citizens Advice has seen double the number of visits to its Help with School Costs page during the run-up to the first week of term for many pupils in England and Wales. Page views jumped from 5,566 in August 2019 to 12,069 in August 2020.
Rachel Ingleby, Benefits Expert

This Sunday (23 August), the temporary ban on eviction for renters and the ban on face-to-face collection of debts were due to come to an end. As from yesterday the eviction ban has been suspended until September 25th. Nevertheless, concerns remain as 6 million people fall behind on coronavirus bills

‘This could be the tip of the iceberg’ – advisers training up for wave of redundancies.
Gillian Guy: ‘As tough as these times are, they cannot be used as an excuse to break the rules’.
Citizens Advice has found that parents, carers, disabled people whose disability has a large impact

It has recently been reported that UK jobcentres reporting a rise of 126% in claimants since the start of lockdown and job vacancies are at a record low. People living with cancer are not only facing the effects of the declining economy, but may also fall victim to financial

With just one month to go until the end of the eviction ban (23 August), Citizens Advice is warning it has seen a huge surge in private renters worried about arrears. The charity believes that many renters will need financial support to pay back these debts or risk losing their

Coventry residents can take advantage of a FREE Go CV card to help save £s on activities across the city.
Coventry residents who receive qualifying benefits can save even more by paying Go CV+ prices at many venues.
The Go CV card is a scheme managed by Coventry City Council

June 25 2020
Government changes risk creating debt D-Day of 23 August
– Over 1.3 million households likely to have built up council tax arrears because of coronavirus
– Carers and people who’ve been shielding likely to be hit hardest.
The UK’s three largest debt charities – Citizens

Over a third of British adults (36%) have been the target of a scam since lockdown began, new research by Citizens Advice reveals.
Polling conducted on behalf of the charity also showed that certain groups were at an increased risk of being contacted by a scammer, often those who could