Cheshire West Citizens Advice

Cheshire West and Chester CAB provide advice on a range of problems including in-work benefits and tax credits, family welfare and discrimination. Below are some of the areas CAB covers:

Advice Issues

Advice is available on a range of problems including housing, debt, employment, in-work benefits and tax credits, family welfare and discrimination. Below are some of the areas we cover.

Benefits:

Moving off benefits.
Identifying correct entitlement to in work benefits and tax credits.
Resolve ongoing benefit issues.

Debt:

Dealing with existing debts and liabilities.
Income maximisation services including applications to trust funds.
Drawing up budgets and managing finances.
Identifying options to deal with unmanageable debt.

Housing:

Continuing to meet housing costs.
General housing rights.
Implication of changing circumstances.

Employment:

Accommodating disabilities in the workplace.
Right to flexible working.
Dealing with problems in the workplace.

Consumer:

Young people, money and consumer rights.
Buying services – your rights.

Family and Relationships:

Living together, marriage and civil partnership.
Looking after people.

Opening Times

Northwich: 48 Chesterway, Northwich, Cheshire. Monday/Wednesday/Thursday 09.30-15.30

Frodsham: Main Street Chapel - Thursday 10.00 – 13.00

Adviceline: 08444 111 444 Monday – Friday 9am to 5pm
(0844 calls cost 5p per minute from a BT landline. Mobile callers get an option to call a 0300 number on normal network rates)

www.adviceguide.org.uk: For information on your rights

www.cwcab.org.uk : For information on Cheshire West Citizens Advice, including our 2010/11 Impact Report.

Registered Charity Number 1128367