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Our Help to Claim service can support you in the early stages of your Universal Credit claim, from the application, through to your first payment.
Help to Claim is a dedicated service from Citizens Advice. It’s free, independent and confidential. Our trained advisers can help with things like how to gather evidence for your application or how to prepare for your work coach appointment.
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Surviving Winter
Everyone in Cambridgeshire over the age of 65 receives a non-means-tested Winter Fuel Payment, whether they need it or not. If you don’t need it, please donate an equivalent or part of it to the Winter Crisis Appeal, so that it can be given to other people or families in the county living in fuel poverty.
What Citizens Advice Rural Cambs achieved in 2018/2019
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From Citizens Advice Rural Cambs
Recent successful outcomes include:
- Through applications submitted by CARC to the Cambridgeshire Local Assistance Scheme (CLAS) several clients have received awards for items, including washing machines, cookers, fridge, freezers, beds and bedding.
- Assistance from a CARC adviser with completion of an application form for a school place has had a successful outcome.
- A client, who was in receipt of benefit income, contacted CARC after finding it difficult to make ends meet . An assessment of the clients benefits by our Specialist Benefit Adviser has resulted in them receiving an additional weekly benefit income of just over £63 and they also received a backdated lump sum payment in excess of £10k.
- Following a conversion from Disability Living Allowance to Personal Independence Payment a client was awarded Standard Rate mobility, with help from a CARC adviser this decision was overturned and the client now receives Enhanced Rate mobility.
- A CARC adviser helped a client to lodge their appeal against the loss of their Employment and Support Allowance (ESA). The appeal was successful and client’s ESA was re-instated.