As people come off their fixed term mortgages they'll need to find extra cash every month.

This would be difficult for many at any time, but in the middle of a cost-of-living crisis many households have no room for manoeuvre.

Read more in our blog ⤵️
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Here are some of the friendly faces in our team. During the pandemic we started meeting virtually to keep everyone up to date, and to say hello! Although we're now going back to the office to see clients, we still like to keep in touch with the whole team. #WeAreCitizensAdvice

Today we’ve been at Mental Health Concern’s Cost of Living Event speaking to people about the support that we can offer. #WeAreCitizensAdvice

⚠️We've co-signed a letter with over 100 other organisations calling for benefits to rise with inflation.

If the government doesn’t do this, the number of people seeking crisis support from us will triple.

Join us for our November cost of living briefing.

Our Clare Moriarty will be joined by guest speaker Polly Mackenzie, former Director of Policy in the Deputy Prime Minister’s office.

Sign up here ⤵️
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🚨New research🚨

Rising mortgage costs combined with a cost of living crisis = recipe for financial disaster.

CitizensAdvice we've found that 27% of mortgage holders can't afford a rise of £100/mth and almost half would be wiped out by a rise of £250/mth

But there's hope.🧵

'The most enjoyable part of volunteering is seeing the difference we make.' 💬

5 people tell us what they love about volunteering for the Witness Service ⤵️ #WeAreCitizensAdvice
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What's an average day for a policy researcher at Citizens Advice?

Watch our video and find out ⤵️ #WeAreCitizensAdvice

Want to save energy around your home?

Use Energy Saving Trust’s hack to help you save energy and money…
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Real people are behind the rising numbers we’re seeing for crisis support.

Grace and her partner came to us when they were struggling to pay their bills and feed themselves.

Benefits must rise in line with inflation ⤵️
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Have a spare 5 mins this morning? ☕️

Read this great blog from Lisa Davis the Chief Executive of Citizens Advice Epsom & Ewell ⤵️ #BlackHistoryMonth #WeAreCitizensAdvice

📊 Join us for our next cost-of-living data briefing.

We’ll be talking about how people are coping now the Energy Price Guarantee is in place.

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This year we’ve helped over 155,000 people with referrals to food banks and other forms of charitable support.

This is up by 54% from the same time last year, and 126% higher than the year before.

Read more of what we're seeing ⤵️
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People volunteer for different reasons for example, experience. Meeting new people and learning about the community is just as valid a reason as any. We welcome any volunteer prepared make a difference in people’s lives and the world around us. #WeAreCitizensAdvice

“I find a sense of purpose and fulfilment through volunteering” 💬

5 volunteers tell us why Citizens Advice is a great place to volunteer ⤵️
#WeAreCitizensAdvice
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'Their patience and resilience throughout the pandemic, during which we all moved to home working, was fantastic and ensured we could continue to help people in our community.' 💬

Hannah from Citizens Advice Swale talking about their volunteer team.

#WeAreCitizensAdvice

Many people might think of Citizens Advice as a place for advice, and while you would be right - did you know we do Research and Campaigns also? Meet Matthew, one of our campaigners who will tell us a bit about what someone does in R&C. Thanks Matthew 😀 #WeAreCitizensAdvice

💬 'Even with the temporary bill freeze in place, the cost of energy will still be at a record high' says our Morgan Wild.

We're seeing records numbers of people who can't afford to top up their prepayment meters.

Read more ⤵️
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