CLAS – Universal Access
Provided by: Citizens Advice Rural Cambridgeshire
Services: Help with benefits, Help with budgeting, Help with energy bills, Help with form filling, Housing advice, Regulated debt counselling, Second hand furniture and white goods
Information, advice and practical support for individuals and families experiencing financial hardship. The practical support can be in the form of supermarket vouchers, new white goods, recycled white goods and furniture, and energy vouchers.
Service restrictions
- You must be 16+ to access this service.
- Click here to enter text. To apply to the Scheme you must have lived in Cambridgeshire for at least six months, unless you have fled to the area for your own safety. You must be facing hardship or under exceptional financial pressure. You must have no savings and receive one of the following means tested benefits: • Income Support • Income based Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) • Income related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) • Pension Credit • Universal Credit If you are working, your total household must be below the HMRC low income threshold (£16,385 for 2020/21). However, if your income is higher than the low-income threshold but your earnings have been impacted by Covid-19 and you are struggling to make ends meet, CLAS might also be able to help.
Length of support:
- over multiple sessions
- for as long as needed
Area served:
This service is open to people living in:
- East Cambridgeshire
- Fenland
- Huntingdonshire
Home visits:
This service doesn’t offer home visits.