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Looking for Advice? You’ve come to the right place!

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Diana Nicoll in Finding advice, Advice North Somerset. Tagged Advice North Somerset, benefits, advice, local, website

OK, you’ve got to our homepage – how do you find out what you need from the Advice Directory? 1. Click on Get Advice and choose the category of advice that…
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Looking to spring clean your finances?

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Diana Nicoll in Finding advice. Tagged debt, money, money management, advice

Make your money go further: Have a money health check and make your money go further by using a free budgeting tool to see where you stand – no calculator…
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DIY justice?

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Diana Nicoll in Finding advice, Advice sector news, Social policy. Tagged benefits, advice, debt

Following the cuts to legal aid two years ago, increasing numbers of people find themselves without legal advice or representation when they are faced with a legal problem. In April…
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Finding advice: ACAS employment resources

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Diana Nicoll in Finding advice. Tagged zero hours, advice, ACAS, employment

What is ACAS? ACAS stands for Arbitration, Conciliation and Advisory Service. What does it do? ACAS provides up-to-date information and free, confidential advice on problems at work for employees and employers. How can I…
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April 2015 Training Events

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Diana Nicoll in Training. Tagged Advice North Somerset, training, training events, advice

For anyone that offers advice services for clients within the community, how about enrolling in one of our free courses in April? Advice Awareness – Thursday 9th April 2015 This…
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March 2015 Training Events

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Diana Nicoll in Training. Tagged money management, advice, Advice North Somerset, training, training events, moneywise

Are you someone that acts as a signpost within the community for their advice needs? If so, you may want to have a read and check out the training event we’re…
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Focus on: Vision North Somerset

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Diana Nicoll in Featured organisations. Tagged Advice North Somerset, advice, vision north somerset, services

Vision North Somerset recently held an Open Day at their newly extended and re-furbished premises in Neva Road, Weston- super- Mare. Visitors were able to view the new Bradbury Community…
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£300k Advice Gap: The Implications and Possible Solutions

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Diana Nicoll in Advice sector news, Advice North Somerset. Tagged Advice North Somerset, welfare, advice, welfare reforms, legal aid, funding cuts

There have been unprecedented changes on a nationwide scale in recent years. Both the implementation of legal aid cuts and welfare reform (including Universal Credit) have created the ‘perfect storm’…
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Making sense of Housing Benefit letters

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Diana Nicoll in Advice North Somerset, Social policy. Tagged Advice North Somerset, welfare, advice, housing benefit

Improving the process for claimants Do you … Support people to claim Housing Benefit? Spend lots of time looking at Housing Benefit award letters? Find the letters confusing? The Council…
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The Big Advice Survey has launched – Get involved and tell YOUR story!

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Diana Nicoll in Advice sector news, Advice North Somerset. Tagged have your say, local, Advice North Somerset, welfare, advice, big advice survey

Why do the survey? There have been unprecedented changes to the Social Welfare Law (SWL) advice world, with legal aid cuts, welfare reform and approximately 60% more cuts on their way.…
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