Local Campaigns

This note analyses the housing issues currently facing clients of Citizens Advice in the St Albans district (CASTAD) and puts them in the context of the local and national housing picture. Its main purpose is to identify areas for further in-depth work. If you would like to know more, you can read our full report here.…

In the first year of the Covid pandemic, Citizens Advice helped over 8,000 people in St Albans district. No other organisation sees so many people with so many problems. This gives us a unique insight into the effect of Covid-19 on people living here. Four broad areas account for two-thirds of all the issues we…

The cost of funerals has been increasing much faster than general inflation for at least a decade. Many people are stunned by how much they have to pay when a loved one dies; and some people get into debt and real financial hardship as a result of having to arrange a funeral. Although people naturally…