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HILLINGDON
CITIZENS ADVICE PRESS
RELEASE
16.11.11
 TIME TO TURN THE HEAT ON YOUR ENERGY SUPPLIER?
With energy prices increasing and most people’s income at a standstill
as the recession continues the CAB service in Hillingdon will be running timely
Energy Best Deal sessions for frontline workers and consumers alike.
Last year the CAB service
in Hillingdon gave advice to 479 people with fuel debts and across the country
Citizens Advice Bureaux dealt with over 100,000 enquiries from people seeking
help with their fuel debts.
Recently the Citizens Advice website has seen a 78% increase in the number of
people viewing its advice on this issue and four of the UK’s six largest
domestic energy suppliers have pledged funding to expand Energy Best Deal (EBD),
the campaign launched in 2008 by Ofgem and Citizens Advice.
Between now and April the Hillingdon CAB service can offer groups of 10 or more
frontline workers and/or consumers an Energy Best Deal session giving guidance
on switching energy suppliers or tariffs and the range of help available from
the Government and energy suppliers for people struggling to pay their energy
bills.
Previous sessions delivered last year and the year before, at Children’s
Centres, Community Centres and the Sahan Society have been well received with
more than 90% of participants saying they would make changes as a result to
reduce their bills and pass on the information from the session to others.
To
discuss an Energy Best Deal session for your group:
Contact Sue Carr (Financial Capability
Trainer) by emailing susancarr@hillingdoncab.org.uk
or phoning 01895
277307.
We can provide a one hour EBD
session free of charge to organisations in both Hillingdon and Ealing –
you just need to have a minimum of ten participants who are willing to
give feedback on the session.
For more details click on
the following Energy
Best Deal .pdf
TWELVE
WAYS TO BE A SAVVY SEASONAL SHOPPER
PRESS
RELEASE 22.11.11
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If the thought of tackling Christmas shopping
fills you with festive fear rather than seasonal merriment, then the tips that
have been launched for this year’s National Consumer Week (21-25 November)
could come just in time to help banish consumer
For more details, click on the
following Savvy
Seasonal Shopper.pdf |
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Our Core Service:-
- Advice and Information
- Assistance with negotiating with agencies
- We enable you to make decisions
- We will refer you to other specialist agencies
We are open to everyone and we work throughout the Borough of Hillingdon
Our core service is complemented by the work of specialist projects covering the whole of Hillingdon and working closely with our local offices.
Click link for a copy of our Bureau
Opening Times.
“With the commencement of form filling by admin staff, we can now provide a
back up service to the advisers freeing them to see more clients and deal with
more complex problems. At the same time making it an interesting addition to our
work, giving us a greater understanding of the benefits system.”
Hayes CAB Admin Staff
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