Citizens Advice LeicesterShire is delighted to have won £1.8 million through the Crisis and Resilience Fund with Leicestershire County Council to support residents in Charnwood, Hinckley & Bosworth and North West Leicestershire.
We’re delighted to announce that Citizens Advice LeicesterShire has been awarded funding from the Blaby District Council Community Grants Scheme to purchase five new laptops for our advice team.
World Mental Health Day 2026 is about “Lived experiences heard: real voices, real change”. Over the past year, we’ve been working hard to build a more open, supportive culture at Citizens Advice LeicesterShire and to improve our reasonable adjustments pathway. Here’s what our colleagues and managers have told us about the difference it’s made.
This is a public notice for Citizens Advice LeicesterShire’s Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 14th October.
Our brilliant energy advisers Michelle and Jon are putting the spotlight on our Leicestershire Energy Support service, explaining how they help clients struggling with their bills.
Debt is a widespread, everyday reality for a huge number of people across Leicester and Leicestershire. Melissa explores why debt advice is a better alternative than waiting for the bailiffs.
Our Head of Income & Partnerships explains why Local Housing Allowance has fallen behind local rents, and what needs to change to close the gap.
Citizens Advice LeicesterShire is pleased to announce that we have been shortlisted for two Voluntary Action Leicester (VAL) awards this year! Our apprenticeship scheme with DHL has been nominated for Charity & Business Partnership of the Year, and one of our managers is in the running for Inspiring Leader of the Year.
Getting reasonable adjustments wrong is not just a risk for smaller organisations without dedicated HR support – big organisations, such as HMRC, are still seeing a gulf between policy and practice
Sian, our IBPS Navigator highlights the important work of the Infected Blood Psychological Service. – helping clients who were previously given infected blood products with issues like housing, benefits, employment, alcohol, dementia and compensation access.
