Leading local advice charity, Citizens Advice Exeter, is highlighting the success of its legal clinic scheme as part of national pro bono week which runs from 7 – 11 November 2016.
The legal clinic scheme enables Citizens Advice clients to access free legal advice from local law firms.
Citizens Advice Exeter Chief Executive Steve Barriball said: “Our legal clinic scheme has proved very popular with our clients who are otherwise unable to afford legal fees. We are very grateful to Michelmores, Veitch Penny, The Family Law Company and Cartridges Law for their support. In the...
Leading local advice charity, Citizens Advice Exeter, is expressing its concern at an increase in the number of repossession cases listed at Exeter County Court in the six month period ending 30th September 2016. This is in comparison with the same period last year.
Across all housing sectors, there was an overall increase of 6% in the total number of cases listed. Where a Citizens Advice adviser has assisted those facing repossession, they have avoided repossession in over 95% of cases. Exeter City Council, in partnership with East Devon District Council, has provided financial...
Leading local advice charity, Citizens Advice Exeter, has published its advice trend statistics for the first five-months of the financial year. The charity has helped 12% more people with their advice and information when compared to the same period in 2015.
The advice trends over the period were as follows:
Debt
Overall, the charity dealt with 14% more debt enquiries. The main increases being:
• 49.0% about bankruptcy and debt relief orders • 27.8% about water arrears • 25.7% about council tax arrears
People are becoming increasingly worried aboout their financial situation according to Citizens Advice Exeter.
The findings have been published in the organisation's latest economic well-being survey.
Chief Executive, Steve Barriball said: "More people are worried about their financial situation; with 63% of those who participated in the survey telling is that they are worried, compared to 56% in our last two surveys. There was a large reduction in those borrowing through loans and overdrafts, but a significant increase in people borrowing from other sources, such as from...
Leading local advice charity, Citizens Advice Exeter, is appealing for volunteers.
The advice charity, which is based in Dix’s Field, is recruiting for information guides and gateway assessors.
Information guides meet clients and visitors upon arrival at the local office and assist with self-help resources. Gateway assessors help to identify issues and help clients with the next steps.
Steve Barriball, Citizens Advice Exeter Chief Executive, said: "We are looking for volunteers who enjoy working with people and can spare between three to eight hours a week depending...
Leading local advice charity, Citizens Advice Exeter, is expressing its concern at a 46% increase in the number of Housing Association repossession cases listed at Exeter County Court in the quarter-ending 30th June 2016.
This is in comparison with the same period last year.
Across all housing sectors, there was an overall increase of 21% in the number of cases listed. Where a Citizens Advice adviser has assisted tenants facing repossession, they have avoided repossession in over 90% of cases. Exeter City Council, in partnership with East Devon District Council, has...
Leading local advice charity, Citizens Advice Exeter, is calling for people to be on their guard against scams after the City was revealed as one of the top scam hotspots in England and Wales.
Analysis of 5,000 scams reported to the national Citizens Advice consumer service between January and March 2016 show the areas where people are most likely to report scams, and the different methods scammers use to con people out of their cash.
The average loss for victims in Exeter was £5,736 per victim, more than double the average when compared to a national average loss of £2,500...
Leading local advice charity, Citizens Advice Exeter, is urging people to shop around for their pension to make sure they get the best deal for their retirement.
A new national report from Citizens Advice found 7 in 10 people who have accessed their pension since new freedoms were introduced didn’t shop around for different products.
A quarter of consumers (24%) who stayed with their pension provider did so because they thought the product they were offered delivered the best value - despite not looking at options with other providers.
Leading local advice charity, Citizens Advice Exeter, has published its advice trend statistics for April 2016. The charity has helped 43% more people with their advice and information when compared to April 2015.
And Chief Executive Steve Barriball said there were concerns over increases in enquiries about welfare benefits, employment and housing every month last year.
The amount of advice that the charity has been able to provide compared to April last year, was as follows:
Welfare benefits Overall, the charity has dealt with 43.8% more welfare benefit enquiries....
