This has commissioned a service to establish and maintain a support service for individuals seeking help with welfare benefits and housing issues. The service is predominantly focused on supporting people with disabilities and older people.
If a client is facing eviction and has a court hearing at Chelmsford County Court. Our Court Desk Representatives can attend the hearing with the client, offer advice to defendants in possession hearing proceedings and is open every Monday, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Essex Community Foundation has commissioned a service using an endowment fund to establish and maintain a support service for individuals seeking help with welfare benefits and housing issues. The service is predominantly focused on supporting people with disabilities and older people.
We have two advisers, one placed in Chelmsford Probation office and one in Colchester Probation office. Our advisers will offer financial capability support coaching with individual advocacy. Referral is through the probation service.
We have two remand support advisers who provide FBD advice plus other areas those on remand need help with. Referral is through the pre-release team. But there may be scope to extend this.
This project includes comprehensive budget planning, benefit and income maximization checks, and assistance with switching energy suppliers or tariffs to help manage costs effectively. We support clients in resolving energy debt issues by negotiating with energy suppliers and assist with completing grant applications to initiatives like the British Gas Energy Trust, Warm Home Discount, and […]
Warm Start Essex is a service provided by the Citizens Advice service in Essex and funded by the Energy Redress Scheme. It has been set up specifically to support people with dependentchildren, as it is known that being brought up in a cold home often means children experience poorer outcomes at school and resultingly, fewer […]
For all clients needing Energy Advice. Our Energy Advisers will then triage to our other energy teams if necessary. Our advisers can perform benefit checks, access grants, provide fuel and fuelvouchers and give energy efficiency and low-carbon advice. UKPN telephone number: 0808 1896550.Email: ukpn@chelmsfordcab.org
This is a free and impartial guidance service to help people understand what their choices are and how they work. Pension Wise is part of MoneyHelper, the consumer brand from the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) which brings together financial guidance services in one place. To be eligible for theservice you have to be over […]
The Trussell Trust have engaged Citizens Advice Chelmsford to support Foodbank clients with support in all areas including benefits support, debt, housing and any other areas in which CAC can offer support. We provide a welfare benefits specialist and cost of living advisers to support clients of the foodbank. The service also provides Generalist support […]