What citizens advice bureaux do

Your local CAB can help you in lots of different ways. Bureaux give free, confidential, impartial and independent advice on a wide range of subjects, including: 

• Benefits – questions about entitlements, support with applications and appeals against unfair decisions 
• Debt and money advice – how to manage your debts, improve your financial situation and maximise your income 
• Work-related problems – questions about terms and conditions, dismissal, redundancy, intimidation and unfair dismissal 
• Consumer issues – everything from broken kettles to difficulties with gas and electricity suppliers 
• Relationships – issues relating to splitting up, children, bereavement and more
• Housing – your rights through to homelessness.

Bureaux provide a quality-assured information and advice service based on a unique, comprehensive online information system called Advisernet.  This service empowers people to take control and make complex decisions that will improve their life. Find out about the work of the bureaux here .