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The Youth Zone is our new go-to website resource for 16-25 year olds, looking for advice on budgeting, benefits, housing, volunteering and everything needed to navigate life’s next steps! Free bus travel info 🚌 Job Start Payments 💷 Moving out & budgeting…
Read moreWe 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 moreEveryone here at D&G CAS would like to wish our dear friend and colleague, Norrie McIntosh a very happy 90th birthday this weekend. A former trade union official, Norrie began volunteering with us in 2001, joining our board in 2004.…
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 moreBrenda Waugh, manager of the D&G CAS Annan Bureau. Dumfries and Galloway Citizens Advice Service (D&G CAS) are expanding the ways in which people across the region can access advice, with a new outreach clinic set to start up in…
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 moreDan Baillie (centre) new D&G CAS Stranraer Bureau Manager, with staff and volunteers. Dumfries and Galloway Citizens Advice Service (D&G CAS) are delighted to announce the appointment of Dan Baillie, the new manager for their Stranraer Bureau. Dan is no…
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 moreMeet the team! Alan Wilson (fitter), Zoe Graham (D&G HEAT Energy Adviser and Trainer), Rachel Reekie (D&G HandyVan (SCIO) Manager) and Crystal Pringle (D&G HandyVan (SCIO) Admin Assistant). An exciting new partnership is set to take the fight against fuel…
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