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Richmond Council joins our campaign to stop discrimination against renters in Richmond upon Thames

Richmond Council is joining forces with Citizens Advice Richmond to help stop discrimination against renters who receive benefits. Every year large numbers of residents are unfairly locked out of the private rental market for homes simply because they receive some benefits to pay towards their housing costs. Research by Citizens Advice Richmond shows that many …

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Campaigning Update No. 4 2021

We helped nearly 1,000 local people with 2,700 advice issues in April 2021. Benefits (820 issues) and housing (350 issues) continue to feature prominently. More people are consulting us about debt and managing their money (260 issues). In just one month we helped local people gain £285,000 to which they are entitled. Landlords discriminating against …

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Campaigning Update No 2 2021

In February 2021 we helped 940 local people with 2,707 advice issues. The two main advice areas were the same as in January: benefits and debt.  Each month we identify issues which are causing undue hardship and stress to our clients. This month these included the following. Private sector lettings – discrimination against benefit claimants …

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Campaigning Update No. 1 2021

In January 2021 we helped 804 local people with 2,498 advice issues. The two main advice areas were Benefits and Debt. Each month we identify issues which are causing undue hardship and stress to our clients. In January 2021 these included: Benefits Cap The Benefits Cap limits the total amount of benefits people can get …

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