Uttlesford Citizen’s Advice Bureau (CAB) - Essex Community Foundation

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Uttlesford Citizen’s Advice Bureau (CAB)

The Citizen’s Advice Bureau network is well known for its advisory services on a wide range of topics such as debt, benefits, employment, tax, healthcare, education and consumer rights.

Many advisers are volunteers who provide free, knowledgeable support through face-to-face, phone and email services, as well as online through their website.

We have provided grants to support the network of offices that operate in Essex and helped Uttlesford CAB to employ a paid disability benefits specialist. The role is to train and co-ordinate a team of home visit volunteers to sensitively support people living with disabilities and long-term illnesses to complete complex application forms for benefits. Where there are concerns about the fairness of a rejection, the specialist works with the client to appeal this decision.