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VOLUNTEERS contributing to the Citizens Advice service have been thanked for their service. Citizens Advice Carlisle & Eden has continued giving advice to those in need throughout the Covid-19 pandemic thanks to the tireless dedication of staff and volunteers. The team rallied to ensure as many people as possible could be helped as services saw unprecedented demand. Often this has meant a shift to providing support via phone and web chat. As part of Volunteers’ Week, which runs from 1 to 7 June, Citizens Advice Carlisle & Eden wants to thank volunteers for their exceptional contribu...

Andy Auld, chief executive of Citizens Advice, Carlisle; 9 April 2018. PAULA THANNER As people around the country anxiously await the outcome of the spring budget, especially deep concern has been expressed over the Universal Credit uplift. Millions of people who have lost their jobs amid the coronavirus pandemic are worried the the £20 Universal Credit uplift, introduced by the Government last year, might be dropped. Citizens Advice, Carlisle and Eden said the uplift has been "vital" to many of their clients in the past year. "Many of our clients are telling us that the £20 a week ...

JOB LOSSES rose by six per cent nationally with 6,000 more unemployed in Cumbria. The rise in redundancies, business closures and job fears during the Covid-19 pandemic has put an added strain on legal advice services. Citizens Advice Carlisle and Eden has seen an 85 per cent in employment enquiries since the first Coronavirus lockdown. Many clients were looking for advice around furlough and redundancy. Andy Auld CEO of CACE said: “Besides the difficulties faced by those who are made redundant, let’s bear in mind those whose employment is simply being allowed to peter out by th...

A POLISH woman who is one of more than 3,000 living in Carlisle who have been granted the right to stay post-Brexit has spoken of the challenges faced by many after the vote. Home Office figures shows about 3,000 EU nationals have successfully applied to continue living in Carlisle after Brexit, 300 in Copeland and 1,000 in Allerdale. The UK voted to leave the European Union in 2016 and after more than four years of negotiations, the Brexit transition period ended yesterday with the UK leaving the single market and customs union. Boris Johnson’s post-Brexit trade deal with the EU en...