Citizens Advice
14 Mar 2022
Calls for new price cap on heating oil as cost of living rises
BBC reports that around 1.5million households in rural areas use oil to heat their homes and like other forms of energy, the cost of oil has spiralled in recent months...
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08 Feb 2022
Impact of Outreach and Temporary Closures on Post Office Access
A report by the Citizens Advice illustrates how the post office network continues to provide vital access to essential face-to-face services. Nearly 1 in 5 (18%) people visit a post office...
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24 Jan 2022
Report highlights the countrysides digital exclusion problem
Citizens Advice help people get their lives back on track through advice This gives them a body of data from which to spot how people’s lives are changing and some...
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18 Oct 2021
A joint letter to the Chancellor – Securing the Future of Rural Post Offices
A joint letter has been signed by Citizens Advice, the Consumer Council for Northern Ireland, Age UK, and Action with Communities in Rural England calling on the Chancellor to continue...
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06 Sep 2021
Advice service extends to rural communities
The Gazette and Herald reports that Citizens Advice Mid North Yorkshire’s Rural Advice Van is now visiting venues across the district following the success of a pilot scheme in Hambleton...
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01 Feb 2021
Citizens Advice: ‘One in Six Feel Broadband Bill Burden’
One in six people are struggling to keep up with their broadband bills, according to a new Citizens Advice survey published in Forbes this week As more households have become...
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14 Sep 2020
Call for the government to increase funding for Post Offices
The Citizens Advice has published a briefing and a blog calling on Government to increase the subsidy to the post office network at the upcoming spending review, in order to...
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03 Aug 2020
How well are post offices delivering cash and banking services?
Below is a recently released report written by Citizens Advice: Despite a huge increase in cashless spending and rising online banking, 14% of consumers and 20% of small businesses still use...
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