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Response to the Timms Review

7th September

Citizens Advice Lewisham recently submitted a response to the Timm's review, intended to ensure that Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is fair and fit for the future in a changing world, and supports disabled people to ach ...

Volunteer Stories

20th July

Our Volunteers are an integral part of the service and we couldn’t reach as many clients as we do without them. They are all amazing, and these are just some of their stories on what it’s like to volunteer at CAL. Q ...

Statement following the death of George Floyd

20th July

Following the death of George Floyd, Citizens Advice Lewisham adds our voice to all fighting racism and discrimination. Lewisham is blessed with a rich diversity of ethnicity and cultural heritage. It is a young and vibrant plac ...

Working with DataKind UK

20th July

The impact of COVID-19 within our borough highlighted the importance of data more than ever. In the months following the onset of the pandemic in 2020, the team at Citizens Advice Lewisham, which we fondly refer to as CAL, bega ...

CAL Announces CEO Departure

20th July

The Trustees of CAL announce that Sukhvinder Kaur-Stubbs will be leaving Citizens Advice Lewisham and stepping down as Chair of the Advice Lewisham Partnership. Since joining CAL four years ago, Sukhvinder has transformed CAL – ...

Citizens Advice Lewisham appoints Gary Jones

20th July

Citizens Advice Lewisham (CAL) is pleased to announce that Gary Jones joins today as Interim Chief Executive. Gary is an experienced charity CEO, having led Age UKs in Camden, Brent and Tower Hamlets, and providing interim lead ...

Keep Universal Credit lifeline

20th July

Citizens Advice Lewisham is urging the government against a cut to Universal Credit that would impact 1 in 5 working-age people within the borough. According to the latest available figures, approximately 31 % of residents set ...

Fiona Derbyshire

20th July

Citizens Advice Lewisham (CAL) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Fiona Derbyshire as its new CEO effective today, 1 March 2022. Fiona brings a wealth of experience from her previous role as CEO of Citizens Advice Yo ...

Minister for Pensions

20th July

The Minister for Pensions and Financial Inclusion, Guy Opperman visited Citizens Advice Lewisham (CAL) on Monday 21st February to meet with staff and volunteers, including Chief Executive Officer, Fiona Derbyshire. From left t ...

Pension Credit

20th July

If you are state pension age (State Pension age is currently 66 years) and reached state pension age by at the latest the 25/5/2022. If you are on low income and finding it hard to make ends meet you may be enti ...

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