Specialist Advice and Casework for residents
In addition to our generalist advice service, we are funded to provide specialist for advice and casework. These projects include advice and casework in areas such as debt, benefits and housing. Criteria will depend on the individual funding.
Providing advice and support to newly arrived Chagossian residents.
Providing migrant communities in Crawley with Level 1 immigration, benefits advice and access to domestic abuse support. This project is funded by the National Lottery Community Fund.
Empowering Communities: Free English Classes in Crawley
Targeted support for Horsham residents who are struggling to meet essential living costs
Free confidential benefits advice to people affected by cancer, and their families and carers.
Building a strong, healthy community together
Empowering Communities: Free English Classes in Mid Sussex
Advice on debt problems, funded by Money & Pensions Service (MaPS).
Advice about money and housing for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
Helping West Sussex residents transfer to the eVisa.
Advising clients on whether Universal Credit is the right benefit for them and helping them make their first claim.
News & Events
Legal eagles from throughout the area joined staff from Citizens Advice in West Sussex (CAWS) to take part in a 10km fundraising walk to raise vital cash for Citizens Advice services. The annual Crawley Legal Walk, which took place in Tilgate Park in Crawley on Tuesday (September 9) aims to raise thousands of pounds, with this year’s money going directly to key CAWS projects, including the foodbank team and cancer support project.
Here at Citizens Advice in West Sussex, we are hosting regular advice webinars in the evenings and daytime to help parents and carers of young people with disabilities, including Special Educational Needs (SEND), navigate the benefits system.
The UK government will be conducting its second Emergency Alert test this Sunday at 3pm. Read on to find out everything you need to know about to the Emergency Alert test this weekend, including how to opt out if you need to.
Our Spring/Summer Newsletter is here!
Donna competed in Archery at the British Transport Games in Oxford from 31st July to 3rd August winning not only Gold in her age group but also being the highest scoring female across all age groups!
Over the past six weeks, I’ve been working as a Communications and Community Engagement Intern with Citizens Advice West Sussex. I have been welcomed into this role by an incredible team who have supported me and given me hands-on experience into the work that goes into supporting local communities.