Below is a list of all the Help/Advice articles in this category.
Please click on a question to see an article giving advice/help on that question.
You can change category by choosing from the dropdown in the right-hand column.
This section lists other independent advice websites that you may find useful.
For advice on bullying, exclusion and access to schools
Cambridgeshire County Council – the local education authority
ACE Education – for advice on bullying, exclusion and access
To find out about local and central government services, or to contact your local representatives.
TheyWorkForYou – find out how your MP represents you in parliament
Write to Them – website that enables you to write to your MP and councillors
East Cambridgeshire District Council
For help and advice about health services
Age UK– advice for older people on health and well being
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group – find your local CCG here
Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) – for questions and complaints about your hospital care
NHS Choices – to find a doctor or dentist, or for general health advice
Citizens Advice Rural Cambs is only legally allowed to provide basic information and advice about immigration.
Cambridge Ethnic Community Forum – provides racial equality services in Cambridge
Citizens Advice Rural Cambs cannot provide detailed tax advice. These organisations should be able to give you further advice.
Tax Help for Older People – if you are a pensioner
Can’t find an article relevant to you?
The above articles are a selection of the most common issues that people look for help/advice on. The National Citizens Advice website has even more information that might help you to find immediate help/advice on the issue you have.
If you are unable to find the help/advice that you require in the above articles then the quickest way to get help is by filling in the following Advice form. By taking the time to enter all the information it will help us to help you quicker than if you just call us.
Read client agreement
Citizens Advice Rural Cambs will provide you with:
- Confidential advice. We will not tell anyone about your case and will not pass on anything from our records to anyone outside the Citizens Advice service without your permission, unless we are required to do so by law or it is the right and necessary thing to do. Our records are subject to quality checks. We will respect your data protection rights for any information you provide to us. Please ask to see our Privacy Policy if you would like to know more.
- Follow-up work. Any follow up work will be agreed between your adviser and you. This may include negotiating on your behalf with other organisations by letter or phone. We will discuss any offer with you before accepting it, unless you have specifically told us what to do.
- A complaints procedure, if you are not satisfied with the service we have provided. If you wish to complain, please ask for the leaflet which explains how to complain.
We cannot guarantee to take on all cases, even if someone is already a client. We may also have to stop advising you if we believe we cannot make progress on your case for you or there is no further good outcome that can be gained, or if you do not do what we expect of you (see below).
In return, we expect you:
- To keep appointments you have made with us or let us know in advance if you can’t make it.
- To inform us of any changes in your circumstances which may be relevant to your case. Examples of relevant changes are change of address, birth of a child, additional income
- To bring in all the papers relevant to your case which your adviser asks for. This includes notification of court or tribunal dates etc.
- Not to take action on your case on your own behalf without discussing it first with your adviser.
- To provide written evidence of your income, debts or other financial matters where appropriate. Your adviser will let you know what is needed.
- To follow our advice – unless you and your adviser agree you should do something different.
- To be honest with us about the circumstances of your case, for instance by telling us about all your debts and income or what led up to your being asked to leave your employment.
- To always treat our staff and volunteers with dignity and respect.
We reserve the right to stop advising you if:
- You turn down a reasonable offer from the other party because you wish to take the matter to a tribunal or court hearing. Your adviser will discuss with you whether an offer is reasonable in the circumstances.
- You do not follow our expectations listed here.
Where we offer help
Before contacting us for help/advice please check that you live in the area highlighted below
If you don't, you are still welcome to use our online help/advice material
We offer help on a wide range of topics in Huntingdon/Wisbech areas, such as Benefits & Tax credits, Consumer issues, Debt, Housing, Managing your money,
Relationships & Family and Work.

In East Cambridgeshire (shown in light green) we provide Universal Credit claim support, Debt advice and help with CLAS applications.
Meeting locations
On occasions, especially regarding complex problems, our Advisors may recommend getting together in person and so will arrange an appointment at an agreed time and location. Some of the locations we have used are shown below.
- Huntingdon
- Wisbech
For local residents only:
- Chatteris
- St Neots
- Whittlesey
- Wimblington
We are now offering a limited drop-in service at locations in our catchment area. No timed appointments are available – just turn up, but note that the number of people that we can see in each drop-in session is limited and they will be held on a first come first served basis.
Huntingdon drop-in service
A weekly session on
Monday from 9.30am to 12.30pm
Pathfinder House, St Mary’s Street,
Huntingdon, PE29 3TN
Chatteris drop-in service
A weekly session on
Wednesday from 10.00am to 12.30pm
Chatteris Library, 2 Furrowfields Road,
Chatteris, PE16 6DY
Whittlesey drop-in service
A weekly session on
Friday from 9.00am to 11.30am
Peel House, 8 Queen Street,
Whittlesey, PE7 1AY
Please check the areas where we can offer support and read the Client Agreement between you and Citizens Advice Rural Cambs before contacting us for help/advice, thank you.
If you have a simple query you can contact us via Chat.
Note this is only available when our staff are not all busy responding to requests for help submitted via forms or over the telephone.
If it is available you will see a chat link in the bottom corner of the website.
If you have a simple query but are unable to contact us via Chat (if it is available you will see a chat link in the bottom corner of the website) then please consider using the national Citizens Advice Chat facility.
This is open from Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm: click here to Chat with them.
If you need urgent help please call our Adviceline. Please note that our advisers are very busy, so if you are able to submit an advice form it would help us to offer the best possible service to all our customers.
Our Adviceline service is open from 9:30 in the morning to 3:30 in the afternoon, Monday to Friday.
Call 0808 278 7807 (free)
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