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MK CAB Annual Report 2008

The 2008 Annual Report for the MK Citizens Advice Bureau is now available to download. more...

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Citizens Advice Bureau

We are here to offer you confidential, impartial and free advice, but how do you want to obtain that advice?

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Milton Keynes CAB - Specialist Services

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Campaigning for change

Milton Keynes CAB collects evidence of clients' problems and uses this to campaign for changes in national and local policies and services. We have a key role in speaking up for clients, raising issues brought into bureau, contributing to public debate and informing legislation.

One of our aims as a Citizens Advice Bureau is to improve the policies and practices that affect people's lives click here to find out more...

Aims and Principles of the CAB service

The Citizens Advice service provides free, independent, confidential and impartial advice to everyone on their rights and responsibilities. It values diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination.

The service aims:

To provide the advice people need for the problems they face
To improve the policies and practices that affect people's lives

Interested in becoming an Advisor?

Citizens Advice Bureau - Citizens Advice

Want to join our team of volunteers?
Are you looking to go back into the work place or recently retired?
Perhaps you have a young family and don't feel ready to commit to paid work yet.
Would you like to work with people of all ages and backgrounds . . . keep their secrets and not be judgemental?

As a volunteer it's not just the CAB who gains, but you too. It could give you vital skills for the future and is good experience for paid employment. You'll also get 100% support and full training.

We are committed to equal opportunities for all our workers and clients and welcome volunteers regardless of race, gender, sexuality or disabilities.

Milton Keynes CAB gives advice to around 27,000 members of the public every year and we are always looking for new people to come and join us. Click here to find out more . . .

Looking for some information?

CLICK ON THE LOGO	WHAT YOU WILL FIND THERE
	A separate CAB Service website giving basic advice and information on your rights 24 hours a day
	Milton Keynes Council website that gives information on all the services it offers
	This is the Community Legal Services, CLS Direct website. You will find information on how to find your local legal advisor in England and Wales. It also talks about costs and whether you can get financial help
	Information on benefits, tax credits and retirement pensions. The Pension Service has its own website providing information and services for everyone whether they are planning for retirement or about to retire. Click Pension Service and you'll go straight to it.

How to find us

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Benefits Advice for Social Care Agencies

Milton Keynes CAB provides free benefits advice to people who are involved with certain Social Care agencies. To learn more . . .

HR Toolkit for community & voluntary organisations

Are you working in a community or voluntary organisation? Would you like free help and advice on HR matters?
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Advice Column

Enquiry Areas

What sort of problems can we help you with? more ...

Saving on Energy Bills

I've heard on the news that there are new measures available to make my fuel bills cheaper. I'm not a pensioner so don't get winter fuel allowance - what am I entitled to? more...

Benefits for Lone Parents

My husband left me two years ago and I am bringing up our three young children on my own. Since my marriage ended I have been getting income support but I have heard that parents in my position will now have to look for work or face benefit cuts. I'm worried what this will mean for my family. Can you explain what's happening? more...

Redundancy

The company I work for hasn't been doing so well recently and there are rumours they are going to be making a lot of people redundant. What are my rights in this situation? How do I know whether I've been chosen fairly and do I have to accept the redundancy? more...

Tenant's rights when landlord faces repossession

I've just found out that my landlord is facing repossession, and I have no idea where that leaves me. What are my rights as a tenant, and what should I do next? more...

Equity Release

My parents would like to give their grandchildren some money to help them get onto the property ladder. They plan to raise this cash by releasing some of the equity from their home. But what happens if they do this and both my parents then have to go into care? more...

Can I get Working Tax Credit?

I am working but only earn the minimum wage and with prices going up so fast I'm finding it really hard to make ends meet. I know there's help for families but I'm single and don't have any children. Can you help? more...

Mortgage Problems

When I took out my mortgage two years ago I could manage the payments without any trouble, but now the discount period has come to an end and the payments have shot up I'm really struggling. I may also be in danger of losing my job. Do you have any advice? more...

Consumer scams

For many, spam email, 'junk' post or unsolicited phone calls are just a nuisance. But increasingly there is evidence that thousands of consumers are falling victim to the illegal approaches of scammers and are losing hundreds and in some cases thousands of pounds. Consumer scams

Blue Badge Scheme

My elderly mother is very frail and can't walk very far at all. She doesn't drive herself, but I usually take her to hospital appointments and family visits and so on. Would I be able to get a blue badge on her behalf? more...

Problem paying the bills?

Would you like our help to sort out your debt problems? Find out more ...