The place set alight last night was Citizens Advice, Sunderland. Its manager this morning told me they’re devastated and now trying to figure out how to help the people they were supposed to see #sunderland

Last night Citizens Advice Sunderland's office was badly damaged following riots in the city. We're working with the team in Sunderland to provide support to them and help them be there for the people who need advice going forward. Our services are closed on weekends (1/2)

It's heartbreaking to see this. Repairing the physical damage in Sunderland will be a huge job but what's really important is the services they provide. The wonderful team at @sunderlandCAB are determined to continue being there for the community - they will need all our support

You can support Citizen Advice Sunderland whose office was burnt down by racists at the weekend by donating here: gofundme.com/f/help-citizen… Helps them to carry on giving advice to everyone in the community.

hey fellow migrants rights advisers & activists! These are worrying times, for the people we help, and for us too. Take care of yourselves!

We deplore the violent scenes and rioting that we have witnessed across the past week. We have serious concerns about the safety and wellbeing of our members following names and addresses of a number of solicitors’ firms and advice agencies being shared on a list of targets for

What is a hate crime? If you’ve experienced a crime, it’s a hate crime if you think the person's behaviour was motivated by prejudice against you, such as because of your race or religion. Our advice can help you check if you’ve experienced a hate crime ⤵️

Advice for anyone who's affected by the far right riots and racist attacks: ▶️ If you’re worried about going to work ▶️ If you need to go to an urgent appointment ▶️ If your workplace is closed because of the riots ▶️ If you’re finding things difficult citizensadvice.org.uk/law-and-courts…

In 1958, North Kensington Citizens Advice welcomed Pansy Jeffrey as their new Community Development Worker. Over the next 30 years, Pansy supported hundreds of London residents and left an incredible legacy... Read her story ⤵️ medium.com/@lauren.feast/…

With energy bills set to rise by £150, new @citizensadvice research finds that one in four people are so concerned about the rising price of energy this winter that they could be forced to turn their heating or hot water off. A thread👇

Apply for Pension Credit before 21 December in order to get this year’s Winter Fuel Payment. Not sure if you’re eligible? Our advice can help ⤵️ citizensadvice.org.uk/benefits/help-…

In July CitizensAdvice helped more people than ever before with a Section 21 eviction & broke the unwelcome record for the most people helped with homelessness The #RentersRightsBill coming before Parliament today can’t come soon enough 🧵1/7

Latest figures showing the continuation of rocketing rents come as no surprise CitizensAdvice - in the past year we’ve seen a 107% rise in private renters coming to us for help with rent increases🧵

From today, employers must pass on all tips to their workers. This is because of a new law known as the ‘Tipping Act’. Here's what you need to know ⤵️ citizensadvice.org.uk/work/pay/check…

Many people on Universal Credit already struggle to make ends meet, so why are 2.25 million households having even more money taken from them? Our Principal Policy Manager Craig looks into the problem ⤵️ wearecitizensadvice.org.uk/the-government…

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Cost-of-living pressures eased slightly during the warmer months. But our data shows that things are still significantly worse than before the crisis. It's evident that the cost-of-living crisis is far from over.

Low income private renters already face £131 shortfall between housing support & actual rents With no announcement from the Chancellor that LHA will be unfrozen, this shortfall is only going to increase - making the already challenging situation private renters even worse