WE ARE STILL HERE; WE ARE STILL HELPING PEOPLE WTH PRIORITY ISSUES
We have launched an action plan to continue an essential service that focuses and targets those who are most vulnerable in our region.
DAGCAS has a duty of care to our clients, our staff, our volunteers and the public in complying with government guidance to help contain the spread of COVID-19. Therefore we have taken the difficult decision to stop all face to face contact with the public across all our bureaus and outreach clinics.
We are delivering an essential service that fully focuses its attention on telephone, webchat and email enquiries.
These are unprecedented times for everyone, we will be here to help people navigate through these challenges that we are facing. DAGCAS offers independent, impartial, free advice to people in Dumfries and Galloway. People are currently contacting us for help with issues such as Universal Credit, employment, finance and other benefits.
We are extra busy during these challenging times and appreciate your patience. To manage demand and pressure on our telephone lines we have a minium of 10 Advisers answering the phone lines and we are dealling with email enquiries as quickly as possible.
To help relieve the pressure on our phone lines please only call us if your enquiry is urgent, for all non-urgent enquiries please email. We thank you for this in advance.
People can access our essential services:
- By telephone at 0300 303 4321 (Free from Landlines but from mobile may vary)
- By email, fill out and send the enquiry form 👉 bit.ly/3bcRCWR
- Universal Credit Help to Claim service at 0800 023 2581
- Money Talk Team at 0800 085 7145
- Use our information system to find out the answer to your Citizens Advice enquiries 👉 Bit.ly/3b41lP7
Find out more about Coronavirus 👉nhsinform.scot/coronavirus
💙💛 We will give regular updates on our services. Best wishes from everyone from Dumfries and Galloway Citizens Advice💙💛
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Best Start Grant
30th March 2019
Best Start Grant
The new Best Start Grant Early Learning Payment is £250 for children aged two to three years six months, and is available to families that get certain benefits or tax credits. It is up to you how you decide to use this money, you do not need to pay it back. Apply online at mygov.scot/early-learning-payment or call by calling 0800 182 2222.
If you need some help with this why not pop into your local bureau or out-reach drop in service. If unsure of your wider benefit entitlements then why not contact our financial health check team on 0800 085 7145.
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