Parkhead Citizens Advice Bureau
@parkheadcab.bsky.social
We provide free, independent, quality checked and confidential advice to our local community and beyond, via our paid staff and expertly trained volunteers. We’re also a charity and campaigning organisation.
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Transitional protection if you receive a Migration Notice letter
Financial help and support when you first move to Universal Credit from your current benefits or tax credits.
www.gov.uk
Being migrated to Universal Credit? Get advice and make sure you claim any disability benefits as well before you migrate to maximise your income through transitional protection.
www.gov.uk/guidance/tra...
www.gov.uk/guidance/tra...
The Scottish Young Carer Grant is now for 16-19 year olds (previously up to 18)
It gives young carers a yearly payment of £390.25 if they care for someone at least 16 hours a week who receives a disability benefit.
The carer can be working or not working in or out of education.
It gives young carers a yearly payment of £390.25 if they care for someone at least 16 hours a week who receives a disability benefit.
The carer can be working or not working in or out of education.
November 27, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The Scottish Young Carer Grant is now for 16-19 year olds (previously up to 18)
It gives young carers a yearly payment of £390.25 if they care for someone at least 16 hours a week who receives a disability benefit.
The carer can be working or not working in or out of education.
It gives young carers a yearly payment of £390.25 if they care for someone at least 16 hours a week who receives a disability benefit.
The carer can be working or not working in or out of education.
The Annual General Meeting of Parkhead CAB will take place on Thursday 13th November 2025 at 12 noon in The Forge Shopping Centre. There will be a public event from 10am to 3pm at the Forge Gallowgate entrance with information on volunteering, all our services and your views on these. 😊
October 27, 2025 at 10:40 AM
The Annual General Meeting of Parkhead CAB will take place on Thursday 13th November 2025 at 12 noon in The Forge Shopping Centre. There will be a public event from 10am to 3pm at the Forge Gallowgate entrance with information on volunteering, all our services and your views on these. 😊
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It’s wrong for the UK Government to balance the books on the backs of sick and disabled people. We need Scottish MPs to stand up for justice and compassion now. #WeDemandBetter
www.povertyalliance.org/news-more-th...
www.povertyalliance.org/news-more-th...
June 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
It’s wrong for the UK Government to balance the books on the backs of sick and disabled people. We need Scottish MPs to stand up for justice and compassion now. #WeDemandBetter
www.povertyalliance.org/news-more-th...
www.povertyalliance.org/news-more-th...
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We also recently published a report on the experiences of people in Scotland living with damp and mould. Read the report here 👉 www.cas.org.uk/sites/defaul...
www.cas.org.uk
June 11, 2025 at 9:43 AM
We also recently published a report on the experiences of people in Scotland living with damp and mould. Read the report here 👉 www.cas.org.uk/sites/defaul...
We are seeing a lot of vulnerable clients very distressed at being migrated to universal credit and struggling to manage. The funding to local CAB was cut as the DWP said they would help face to face, but clients are telling us they are being turned away and signposted to local underfunded CAB. 😢
June 7, 2025 at 12:10 PM
We are seeing a lot of vulnerable clients very distressed at being migrated to universal credit and struggling to manage. The funding to local CAB was cut as the DWP said they would help face to face, but clients are telling us they are being turned away and signposted to local underfunded CAB. 😢
Please encourage any pensioners you know to get a benefit check!! Poverty is very real. Our client who we helped recently just told us:
“ I’m 78 and because of these benefits I’ve been able to afford to stop working & fully retire”
“ I’m 78 and because of these benefits I’ve been able to afford to stop working & fully retire”
March 26, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Please encourage any pensioners you know to get a benefit check!! Poverty is very real. Our client who we helped recently just told us:
“ I’m 78 and because of these benefits I’ve been able to afford to stop working & fully retire”
“ I’m 78 and because of these benefits I’ve been able to afford to stop working & fully retire”
Have you or a family member been awarded a disability benefit. Get advice about other additional benefits you may now be entitled to! This could include pension credit top ups, council tax reduction or universal credit. Even if you’re working. “You don’t know, what you don’t know!”
March 19, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Have you or a family member been awarded a disability benefit. Get advice about other additional benefits you may now be entitled to! This could include pension credit top ups, council tax reduction or universal credit. Even if you’re working. “You don’t know, what you don’t know!”
Threatened with an earnings arrestment? There is a limit to how much can be deducted and most creditors have to share this maximum amount!
www.citizensadvice.org.uk/scotland/deb...
www.citizensadvice.org.uk/scotland/deb...
If a creditor takes money from your earnings
Information on how a creditor can take money from your earnings if you are in debt and how much they can take.
www.citizensadvice.org.uk
March 12, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Threatened with an earnings arrestment? There is a limit to how much can be deducted and most creditors have to share this maximum amount!
www.citizensadvice.org.uk/scotland/deb...
www.citizensadvice.org.uk/scotland/deb...
Sometimes when we’re crazy busy, our client feedback reminds us why we do this job ❤️
“Your adviser was my guardian angel. I felt so ashamed. Without the adviser helping me, I would have took my life. I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart. The empathy, the dignity made me feel human.”
“Your adviser was my guardian angel. I felt so ashamed. Without the adviser helping me, I would have took my life. I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart. The empathy, the dignity made me feel human.”
March 5, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Sometimes when we’re crazy busy, our client feedback reminds us why we do this job ❤️
“Your adviser was my guardian angel. I felt so ashamed. Without the adviser helping me, I would have took my life. I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart. The empathy, the dignity made me feel human.”
“Your adviser was my guardian angel. I felt so ashamed. Without the adviser helping me, I would have took my life. I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart. The empathy, the dignity made me feel human.”
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ICYMI: DWP commits to addressing all underpayments of the transitional SDP element by August 2025
www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/61293
www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/61293
February 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
ICYMI: DWP commits to addressing all underpayments of the transitional SDP element by August 2025
www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/61293
www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/61293
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February 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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🗨️AI Scams - Insulation Inspections
🗨️Holiday Booking Scams
🗨️Counterfeit Weigh Loss Injections
🗨️Online Dating Scams
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🗨️Electrical Fire Safety Week
Please read & share➡️ mailchi.mp/e014c3616e9a...
🗨️AI Scams - Insulation Inspections
🗨️Holiday Booking Scams
🗨️Counterfeit Weigh Loss Injections
🗨️Online Dating Scams
🗨️Travel Discount Scams
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We’re always looking for volunteers and we have lots of different roles!
We are especially keen to get more of our retired volunteers who are fantastic at staying longer with us! We’re just too good at training the young uns with the skills to get paid jobs 🤣
www.parkheadcab.org.uk/volunteer/ap...
We are especially keen to get more of our retired volunteers who are fantastic at staying longer with us! We’re just too good at training the young uns with the skills to get paid jobs 🤣
www.parkheadcab.org.uk/volunteer/ap...
Apply to Volunteer | Parkhead Citizens Advice Bureau
www.parkheadcab.org.uk
February 5, 2025 at 10:03 PM
We’re always looking for volunteers and we have lots of different roles!
We are especially keen to get more of our retired volunteers who are fantastic at staying longer with us! We’re just too good at training the young uns with the skills to get paid jobs 🤣
www.parkheadcab.org.uk/volunteer/ap...
We are especially keen to get more of our retired volunteers who are fantastic at staying longer with us! We’re just too good at training the young uns with the skills to get paid jobs 🤣
www.parkheadcab.org.uk/volunteer/ap...
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A massive thank you to everyone who came along to our Volunteering Fair last week! We had a wonderful morning with 35+ organisations and hundreds of attendees learning more about volunteering! ✊✨
January 27, 2025 at 4:10 PM
A massive thank you to everyone who came along to our Volunteering Fair last week! We had a wonderful morning with 35+ organisations and hundreds of attendees learning more about volunteering! ✊✨
Being migrated to Universal Credit? Get advice and make sure you claim any disability benefits as well before you migrate to maximise your income through transitional protection.
www.gov.uk/guidance/tra...
www.gov.uk/guidance/tra...
Transitional protection if you receive a Migration Notice letter
Financial help and support when you first move to Universal Credit from your current benefits or tax credits.
www.gov.uk
January 31, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Being migrated to Universal Credit? Get advice and make sure you claim any disability benefits as well before you migrate to maximise your income through transitional protection.
www.gov.uk/guidance/tra...
www.gov.uk/guidance/tra...
Have you had a recoverable hardship payment from your universal credit?
You might be eligible for a refund if the DWP refused a request to review the level of repayment or request not to recover it at all.
Deadline is 4 May 2025.
Tel 0800 158 5557 for help with a refund application
January 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Have you had a recoverable hardship payment from your universal credit?
You might be eligible for a refund if the DWP refused a request to review the level of repayment or request not to recover it at all.
Deadline is 4 May 2025.
Tel 0800 158 5557 for help with a refund application
Like everyone else we are closing the office tomorrow due to the red weather warning in Glasgow and risk to life. Appointments and case work will continue with staff and volunteers working from home. Stay safe everyone ! ❤️
January 23, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Like everyone else we are closing the office tomorrow due to the red weather warning in Glasgow and risk to life. Appointments and case work will continue with staff and volunteers working from home. Stay safe everyone ! ❤️
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Stay safe everyone👇
⚠️ Due to #StormÉowyn all our Schools and Council Nurseries will be closed tomorrow (Friday 24 January 2025).
Your school/nursery will provide further updates directly to you.
Please take care.
Your school/nursery will provide further updates directly to you.
Please take care.
January 23, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Stay safe everyone👇
If you or a family member are struggling on universal credit, check any deductions that are being made and see if you can ask for these to be lowered and give you some breathing space. They are often automatically set at the highest rate! If you need help contact your local CAB or advice agency.
January 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
If you or a family member are struggling on universal credit, check any deductions that are being made and see if you can ask for these to be lowered and give you some breathing space. They are often automatically set at the highest rate! If you need help contact your local CAB or advice agency.
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🚨 Breaking news: Scots are more concerned about poverty than people elsewhere in UK.
Read our new @trusselluk.bky.social
research 👇
www.trussell.org.uk/news-and-res...
Read our new @trusselluk.bky.social
research 👇
www.trussell.org.uk/news-and-res...
January 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
🚨 Breaking news: Scots are more concerned about poverty than people elsewhere in UK.
Read our new @trusselluk.bky.social
research 👇
www.trussell.org.uk/news-and-res...
Read our new @trusselluk.bky.social
research 👇
www.trussell.org.uk/news-and-res...
Winter is a hard financial time, make sure you claim your legal entitlements!
www.gov.uk/benefits-cal...
www.gov.uk/benefits-cal...
Benefits calculators
Find out what benefits you could get, how much you could get and how to claim
www.gov.uk
January 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Winter is a hard financial time, make sure you claim your legal entitlements!
www.gov.uk/benefits-cal...
www.gov.uk/benefits-cal...
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Our Head of Social Justice, @mrsemmajacko.bsky.social was on Reporting Scotland this week to talk about the the two child limit. Here she is explaining how #socialsecurity is an investment into our society 👇
January 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Our Head of Social Justice, @mrsemmajacko.bsky.social was on Reporting Scotland this week to talk about the the two child limit. Here she is explaining how #socialsecurity is an investment into our society 👇
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Worried about tipping into debt this winter? We will always aim to make you feel heard and work with you to find a solution, we’re on your side. Visit 👉 www.cas.org.uk/worried
December 12, 2024 at 11:51 AM
Worried about tipping into debt this winter? We will always aim to make you feel heard and work with you to find a solution, we’re on your side. Visit 👉 www.cas.org.uk/worried