Benefits

Advice Guide - Fact sheets on Benefits from Citizens Advice   Age Concern - fact sheets on Benefits and Pensions   Benefits and Financial Support - General information from Directgov on state benefits   Claiming Housing and Council Tax Benefit - from Wokingham Borough Council   Pension Credit - A guide from the Pension Service   Tax Credits - Information about Tax Credits from HM Revenue and Customs

Consumer Goods and Services

Advice Guide - fact sheets on Consumer Issues from Citizens Advice   Consumer Direct - information from Consumer Direct (funded by Government)

Debt

Advice Guide - Fact sheets on Debt from Citizens Advice   National Debt Line - Comprehensive fact sheets on all aspects of Debt

Education

Education and Learning - Information from Directgov

Employment

Advice guide - Fact sheets on Employment from Citizens Advice   Employment - Information from Directgov on all aspects of Employment

Financial products and Services

Age Concern - Facts sheets on all aspects of money in retirement   Managing Money - Information from Directgov   Money Made Clear - Guides from the Financial Services Association

Health, Disability and Community Care

Advice guide - Fact sheets On Health from Citizens Advice   Age Concern - Fact sheets of interest to older people   Health and well being - Information from Directgov   How to complain about the NHS - Dept. of Health

Housing

Advice guide - Fact sheets on Housing from Citizens Advice   Age Concern - Facts sheets on many aspects of Housing (including care homes)   Department of Communities and Local Government     Private Renting - Tenants’ Rights and Responsibilities   Letting your property - Landlords’ Rights and Responsibilities   Home and Community - Information from Directgov   Wokingham Borough Council     Guide for Homeless Applicants   Finding somewhere to live (includes the Housing Advice Leaflet)   House Hunting Checklist   Housing Needs Register how to apply for council housing in Wokingham

Immigration

Advice guide - dealing with Immigration problems plus links to other useful organisations   UK Border Agency - for basic information on immigration issues.

Legal

Advice Guide - Fact sheets on Discrimination from Citizens Advice   Advice Guide - Fact sheets on Legal matters from Citizens Advice   Age Concern - Fact sheets on Wills and getting Legal Advice   Crime, Justice and the Law - Information from Directgov   Government, Citizens and Rights - Information from Directgov   HM Courts Service - Making a small claim at the County Court   HM Court Service - Why Make a Will?

Relationship, family and children

Advice Guide - Fact sheets from Citizens Advice   Death and Bereavement - information from Directgov   Domestic Abuse - fact sheet from Wokingham Citizen’s Advice   HM Courts Service - Process of obtaining a divorce   Parents - Information from Directgov

Tax

Advice guide - Pages on Tax from Citizens Advice   Age Concern - Useful tax health check   HM Revenue and Customs - for detailed information about all taxes

Travel, Transport and Holidays

Advice Guide - Fact sheets from Citizens Advice on parking fines and wheel clamping   Consumer Direct - information on holidays   Dealing with speeding fines - Information from Which?   Travel and Transport - Information from Directgov

Utilities and Communications

Advice Guide - Fact sheets from Citizens Advice on Utilities   Advice Guide - Fact sheets from Citizens Advice on the Internet

More about us and our services

Debt   Details of how we can help if you have are experiencing debt problems   Guide to our services   Summary of the services we offer at Wokingham and District CAB   Guide to Retirement   Information on what you may be entitled to and how to claim it   Volunteering   Information about working for us as a volunteer. See also page on the web site about  Volunteering.   Young people   How we can help young people