Citizens Advice in North & West Kent

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There is lots of support available, click on a topic and take your first step 

How We Can Help

  • Immigration & Human Rights
  • Applying for British citizenship
  • Trafficking
  • Asylum and refugee law
  • Domestic violence
  • British National Overseas Status (BNO)
  • Resettlement
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How We Can Help

  • It’s  important to make sure that you get all the help that you’re entitled to. 
  • Our online help give you information on benefits and tax credits.  There is also information about council tax and housing costs, national insurance, payment of benefits and problems with benefits
  • If you need personal advice, contact us by phone, video or via one of our kiosks
 

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Get advice on your consumer rights including complaints and trading standards

How We Can Help

  • Dealing with money issues can sometimes be off-putting, but if you don’t understand how things like credit or mortgages work, you could end up losing out financially or getting yourself deep in debt.
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How We Can Help

  • Discrimination means treating you unfairly because of who you are.

    • We provide guidance, support and casework support for people with discrimination issues related to someone’s employment, welfare benefits or housing.
    • We are a Hate Crime Reporting Centre.  If you feel you have been a victim of a hate crime or discriminated against, you can report it to us 

 

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How We Can Help

  • Having a job is an essential part of most people’s lives. Whatever job you do, it is important to know what your rights are. If you’re facing issues with your employer, or are not sure that they are meeting all their obligations to you, ask us.

 

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How We Can Help

  • With the rising costs of fuel, energy advice has never been more important. Our expert energy advisers can provide advice on how to save money on energy costs, getting the best deal from suppliers and tackling problems with them, accessing grants and priority services.

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How We Can Help

  • Relationship issues, child maintenance, death and wills, separation – these are all areas that can be extremely stressful, especially if you have not had to face them before and don’t know where to start.

  • Our advisers are trained to provide impartial and confidential advice across the full range of issues that affect families, whether it be couples or children, financial matters or education.

 

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How We Can Help

  • We can support you in accessing emergency support including 

    • Household Support Funds
    • Energy Vouchers 
    • Foodbank Referrals 
    • Digital Inclusion – provision of SIM cards to give internet and phone access 
    • Household goods – Beds, furniture, white goods
 

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How We Can Help

  • Housing is an issue for many people in Kent. In particular, if you’re renting or living in council property, you need to know your rights and responsibilities.

  • We can advise on handling problems with your landlord and help to avoid losing your home. Or if you’re paying a mortgage, you could find yourself threatened with eviction if you can’t cope with your mortgage payments. We can provide information on how to rent or buy a home, or just find somewhere to live.

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How We Can Help

  • We provide free immigration advice to the Hong Kong British Community settling in Kent

  • A list of Frequently Asked Questions from our Immigration Advice sessions is available

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How to contact us

We want to make it as easy as possible for you to get advice as quickly as possible.  Here are the methods you can use to get the help you need.  

For more information about other Kent Advice Hub kiosks across Kent, please visit the Kent Advice Hub website below.

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