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Teignbridge Citizens Advice Bureau is a district bureau with 3 main bureau located in Newton Abbot, Teignmouth and Dawlish, with outreach services operating in various town/villages across the district.
Click here to find out more about us and how to contact us.
We advise on a wide range of subjects including
- Benefit entitlement
- Employment rights
- Consumer issues
- Debt and bankruptcy
- Housing issues
- Relationship problems
Campaigning for Change
We also like to look at issues that are affecting people and see if we can get these issues changed, both locally and nationally. Social policy work can change injustices in all manner of areas, e.g. education, employment, credit, access to justice, housing, etc. C.A.B work with government lobbyists to target issues and regualrly meet and discuss areas of concern within select committees and during consultation papers.
When an adviser records a social policy issue within Teignbridge, it is forwarded to central office and used as evidence by lobbyisys as explained above.
Teignbridge Citizens Advice Bureau have an active social policy team and would like your views on a number of issues that may have affected you.
Overpayment of Tax Credit
Has the Inland Revenue (IR) told you that they have paid you too much Working Tax Credit or Child Tax Credit?
You may have grounds for asking the IR not to recover some or all of the tax credits, or you might be able to come to an arrangement for paying the money you owe them off.
We would like to hear your views on how it is affecting you. Please email us with your comments.
Contact us if you need advice on this issue.
Accommodation Problems
Are you struggling to find accommodation in Teignbridge? Have you been sleeping on a friend or families floor? Are you on benefits and unable to access private rented accommodation through estate agents? Have you asked for help from Teignbridge District Council and been turned down? We'd like to hear from you, please email us and let us know your situation.
Other issues we would be interested in gaining your views on, are:
- Incapacity benefit
- Rent increases by private landlords
- £5 earning disregard on Income Support
FundingAs charities, Citizens Advice Bureaux rely on grants and donations to maintain core activities and to implement new projects. Government and local authority grants fund the core of our work (see our annual report for details). In addition we have a wide range of projects that also require funding. A number of corporate and charitable trusts already support the Citizens Advice service as donors or Friends of CABx. If you would like to help us raise funds or would like to make a donation to our service please contact us. |
Teignbridge Citizens Advice Bureau is a registered, fundraising charity.
Charity Registration Number: 900012
Company Limited by Guarantee. Registered Number: 2373461