General Advice
We have temporarily changed the dates of our advice clinics at Mull of Galloway Practice in Drummore. Our upcoming sessions will be: Monday 17th February, 10am-4pmMonday 17th March, 10am-4pm Our service is FREE, confidential, impartial and independent and covers a…
Read moreWe are pleased to launch our Annual Report for 2023-24, detailing not only the statistics generated by our service over that period, but a few of the human stories behind the figures. We are rightly proud of the number of…
Read moreFollowing the increase in the Energy Price Cap the average increase in price for people will be £10 for every £100 spent on energy. This will of course have a huge impact for many people already struggling with their energy…
Read moreJohn Cooper MP with D&G CAS staff Georgia Walker, Julia Murchie, Phil Stewart (Chief Executive), Dan Baillie (Bureau Manager) and Elaine Forrest. Recently elected MP for Dumfries and Galloway, John Cooper visited the Stranraer Bureau of Dumfries and Galloway Citizens…
Read morePractice Manager Tracy Hose, D&G CAS Adviser Janet McCulloch and D&G CAS Stranraer Bureau Manager Dan Baillie, outside the Mull of Galloway Practice. A new way of partnership working is being launched in Dumfries and Galloway, which aims to introduce…
Read moreWe want as many eligible young people as possible to apply for the Job Start Payment. This is a one-off payment of £314.45 to help with the costs of starting a new job including clothes, equipment and transport. The payment…
Read moreThe Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is investigating a number of car finance agreements after receiving complaints that drivers have been charged too much. You can find out if you have been affected, by asking your broker / lender if you…
Read moreD&G CAS Advisers Caroline Cameron (left) and Pauline Kirk (right) with Claire McKie, Home-Start Wigtownshire Senior Co-ordinator (centre). Help is now at hand for families in need of financial advice, due to a new service from Dumfries and Galloway Citizens…
Read moreDumfries and Galloway Council have just added a new page to their website covering guidance on energy efficiency as compiled by the Energy Agency, including advice on area based schemes such as ECO/ECOFLEX, grants, benefits and improved installers. Home Energy…
Read moreOur brand new outreach clinic at Lochside is set to start next week, on Wednesday 19th June and will run weekly on every Wednesday thereafter. The clinics are open from 10.00am to 3.00pm at the YM Café, Lochside Road YMCA…
Read moreOur new outreach clinic at Kelloholm is now up and running on the first three Mondays each month and the fourth Thursday. Our next clinics will be held from 10am-3pm on Monday 10th, 17th and Thursday 27th June, at Kirkconnel…
Read moreFrom Wednesday 3rd January 2024, our Bureau opening times are changing. Our Bureaux in Annan, Stranraer and Dumfries will be open from 9.00am to 5.00pm from Monday to Thursday and 9.00am to 4.30pm on Fridays. Our Thursday evening session will…
Read moreby Myles Fitt, CAS Strategic Lead for Financial Health. This article was first published in the Herald on 16 September 2023. If I asked you what you think is the main type of debt that we see in the Scottish…
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