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December 2009: New email advice service for Carers launched. Click on this
link.
October 2009: Funding for Financial Capability project renewed for
local schools in the south of the borough; and extended to cover local
schools in the east of the borough.
September/October 2009: New Children's Centre advice outreaches
commence at Coppetts Wood; Kennedy Leigh; Moss Hall nursery and Edgware
Library.
June 2009: Advice-athon
to be held at Hendon CAB - 25/26 June
May 2009: A new system of service delivery is being introduced at
our Hendon bureau to help improve access to our service
April 2009: Following a restructure,
the Money Advice Project (MAP) is launched to replace the Money Advice
Unit. The new service will provide better access, will include advice on
welfare benefits, and will be more Barnet focused.
March 2009:
Barnet CAB scores 82% in its Quality of Advice Audit and achieves an
outright pass at its organisational audit. These results place it in the
top 10% of bureaux in the country.
February 2009:
80 people attend Barnet CAB’s AGM at the Greek Cypriot Centre, Britannia
Road. Guest Speakers include Liz Barclay of Radio 4 fame and Councillor
John Marshall, the Worshipful Mayor of Barnet.
February 2009:
Barnet CAB wins funding from national Citizens Advice from the Additional
Hours of Advice project. This will enable BCAB to extend its services to
the public.
February 2009: Barnet CAB Annual report
2007-08 published
November 2008: A new system of service
delivery is introduced at our New Barnet bureau to improve access to our
service.
October 2008:
New CAB outreaches open at Barnet House and Burnt Oak library
October 2008:
New CAB Financial Capability project starts in local schools in the south
of the borough
September 2008:
Barnet CAB win half a million pounds from the Big Lottery Fund to set up a
new helpline through which callers will be able to gain access to a whole
range of Barnet based advice services. The helpline will be operational
by mid 2009.
August 2008: New Housing Advice Service
at Hendon CAB
Shelter in conjunction with Barnet CAB are offering
specialist housing advice appointments to Barnet residents who are over
50. Housing advice includes advice on homelessness, re-housing and
allocations, private sector renting, problems with landlords, rent
arrears etc
The sessions run every Thursday afternoon from 1.30pm at
Hendon CAB.
If you are a Barnet resident, over 50 and need housing
advice please contact the Shelter Administrator on 0844 5151266 or
08445151500
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