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Warm Homes Healthy People
Staying Warm and Well in Devon is a scheme to provide help and support for vulnerable older people. Contact any of the local CAB offices listed above for information. We can organise a 'Staying Warm and Well' check to find out if you can be helped by the scheme.


who we are

NEWS

   
Our Citizens Advice service helps people resolve their legal, money and other problems by providing free, independent and confidential advice, and by influencing policymakers. We are an independent organisation, set up to provide help and advice to everyone, regardless of race, gender, sexuality or disability.
Our aims are to ensure that people do not suffer through lack of knowledge about their rights and responsibilities, lack of knowledge about the services and help available to them, or the inability to express their needs effectively The Citizens Advice service is the UKıs largest advice provider, with nearly half of the population using our service at some point in their lives.
All our volunteer advisers are trained and supervised, whilst our specialist advisers have extensive experience in their particular areas.
what we do

We can provide free information and advice on a wide range of subjects. These include welfare benefits, employment, debt, housing, consumer issues, family and relationship issues, legal help, discrimination, immigration, education and health. Advisers recognise that one problem is often linked to another so, rather than addressing a single issue, they look at a clientıs situation holistically. This way, other potential problems can be identified early or pre-empted, which prevents them escalating into anything more serious.
We can calculate your entitlement to benefits, assist with the completion of forms, correspond on your behalf and in some cases, represent you at tribunal or in the county court. If you qualify for Legal Aid, we can undertake home visits if you are housebound by virtue of a disability, or see you in hospital or a residential/nursing home.

how to make appointments

Our advisers work most effectively by giving face to face interviews, but can give some telephone advice. Most interviews are by appointment only to avoid long waiting times, but drop-in sessions do operate in Torrington, Cullompton and Crediton. Please find your nearest bureau using the locations button and telephone or call in to make an appointment.
It is helpful if you can bring any relevant paperwork to your interview - for instance contracts, tenancy agreements or benefit letters, and a note of any significant dates. Staff can also check clientsı eligibility for free legal aid.
Our advisers will try to help you with information and advice, whatever your concerns. They may need some personal and financial details from you in order to help, and all information is treated confidentially. The Citizens Advice Bureau is an independent organisation and the service we provide is free and impartial.

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