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.
Citizens Advice Watford thank Dame Clare Moriarty and community partners for attending their AGM Citizens Advice Watford were honoured to be joined by community partners at their AGM on Friday 9th December, and by guest speaker, Dame Clare Moriarty, Chief Executive of Citizens Advice. Dame Clare joined Citizens Advice in April 2001, taking the lead at […]
Citizens Advice Watford thanks Peter Taylor and sponsors for £5,250 received from the Mayor’s 2022 Christmas Card appeal. Citizens Advice Watford were honoured to be chosen by Peter Taylor, Watford’s Mayor, to be a recipient of his 2022 Christmas Card appeal, alongside HomeStart Watford. Thanks to the generosity of local businesses, both charities have received […]
Are ‘Buy Now Pay Later’ schemes a good way to spread Christmas costs? With presents to buy and heating bills going up, this is a really difficult time for a lot of people, so it’s sensible to be thinking about how you can manage. There are lots of things you can do to try and […]
Across Hertfordshire around a quarter of the people who are eligible for Healthy Start vouchers have not made a claim. The Heathy Start voucher scheme gives people who are pregnant, or who have a child under 4, possible entitlement to help to buy healthy food and milk. Across Hertfordshire, 5218 pregnant people and children are entitled […]
Made cut backs, but still struggling with rising costs and worried about how to cope as it starts getting colder? Here’s our advice on the support available. If you’re finding it hard to stay on top of bills, make sure you know what money you’ve got coming in and out each month. Citizens Advice has […]
Citizens Advice Watford is saying a big thank you to its volunteers for their exceptional contribution to the Watford community over the last year, in particular thanking them for going the extra mile. As a result of the tireless dedication of volunteers, Citizens Advice Watford has provided essential advice and crisis support to 5,000 people, […]
Citizens Advice Watford and Watford Community Housing launched a new joint project – called Your Money Matters – on 1st April, to give Watford Community Housing customers a fast track to tailored, expert money advice. The pandemic brought unprecedented financial challenges and many people were unable to cover their costs, leaving themselves in debt. Now, […]
