A new school year brings added pressure on household budgets. Find out about help available with school costs. Free school meals The help you can get with school lunches varies depending on how old your children are and if you claim benefits. Children in Reception, Year 1 and 2 automatically get free school meals. For […]
Find out about the results of Citizens Advice Watford’s Cost of Living survey and what they tell us about how so many in our community are struggling….. Citizens Advice Watford ran a Cost of Living Survey from early December 2022 to the end of March 2023 to assess the impact of the cost of living […]
Scammers reach out in a number of ways, providing substandard services and trying to take your money. This could involve someone contacting you unexpectedly by telephone or email, coming to your door with a too good to be true opportunity or offering false information through online advertising. We’re helping you stay #ScamAware by sharing 5 […]
Could you be part of an organisation which can transform people’s lives? Citizens Advice Watford are looking for new volunteer trustees to help set the strategic direction of the service and shape its future. About Us Located in the heart of the local community, our dedicated team of staff and volunteers gives advice and support […]
Citizens Advice Watford thanks volunteers for vital support as help with cost of living soars. Citizens Advice Watford has received a huge number of enquiries from people struggling to stay on top of household bills as rising prices continue to make life incredibly difficult. The local charity has helped a record number of people with […]
Scammers reach out in a number of ways, providing substandard services and trying to take your money. This could involve someone contacting you unexpectedly by telephone or email, coming to your door with a too good to be true opportunity or offering false information through online advertising. We’re helping you stay #ScamAware by sharing 5 […]
Here’s what you need to know if your employer wants you to work on a bank holiday. The situation varies and may depend on your hours of work, whether your place of work is open on bank holidays, and crucially, what your contract says. Unfortunately, when it comes to bank holidays, whether or not staff […]
Information for people who use traditional prepayment meters. Every household in England and Wales with domestic energy supply will get a £400 discount off their energy bills paid in instalments over 6 months from October 2022 to March 2023. If you use a traditional prepayment meter, where you top up at a shop or Post […]
Here’s what you need to know if you’ve bought something unsafe. Sometimes we get less than we bargained for, and no matter how careful we are things can go wrong. Unsafe products can be dangerous so here’s what to look out for when shopping, and what you need to know if something you’ve bought is […]
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work at the heart of our service. We are looking for an Advice Supervisor to support and supervise the delivery of our general advice service. You will be working in our busy office, supporting our team of volunteer & paid advisers to deliver high quality advice to the people […]
3 things you need to know about energy this #EnergySavingWeek. Rising energy bills are at the front of everyone’s minds. But how can you be more energy efficient and save money? And what support might you be entitled to for rising energy bills? Here’s 3 things you need to know this #EnergySavingWeek… 1. How to […]
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work at the heart of our service to provide housing advice, prevent rough sleeping and homelessness, and wrap around housing support. To find out more visit our Work for Us page here.
