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Citizens Advice face-to-face advice

Citizens Advice Bureaus provide free and confidential advice to people about their rights and responsibilities. They are often called just Citizens Advice or CAB.

CAB started in 1939 as an emergency war service. There are over 500 Citizens Advice centres in the UK today.

All CABs are registered charities.

Citizens Advice get funding from:


  • Local authorities
  • The Legal Services Commission
  • Lottery funding
  • Primary care trusts
  • Charitable trusts
  • Private companies
  • Individuals

Citizens Advice offer:


  • Face-to-face advice
  • Advice over the phone on 0808 223 1133
  • Advice by email

They also provide debt advice, and advice on:


  • Employment
  • Housing
  • Benefits
  • Tax credits
  • Immigration issues

The Citizens Advice website offers advice to people living in:


  • England
  • Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland

Citizens Advice Northern Ireland and Citizens Advice Scotland are separate organisations and have their own websites.

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