Projects page - Brighton & Hove CAB

CAB Projects

Address:
1 Tisbury Road
Hove
East Sussex
BN3 4AH

Disability Access

There is suitable access to our offices.

HIV Project

Brighton and Hove CAB offer a specialist service to individuals who are HIV positive and their partners, families and carers both in and out of work. We can provide support with applications, reviews and appeals for welfare benefits, provide money advice such as re-scheduling credit debts and advocacy around health, housing and other issues . Internal referrals to money and benefits specialist's are made where appropriate

Access:

Appointments only. Tues, Wed, Thurs (9am-5pm). Call the administrator to book an appointment. Appointments are offered at the CAB although home and hospital visits can be arranged

d volunteer advisor. See our Home page for opening times. If you have a more complex enquiry and would like an appointment to see a Debt specialist, contact our administrator on 01273 733390 ext 29.

LAMA Project

The project is a partnership between the CAB and the Housing Management team at Brighton & Hove City Council. The purpose of the project is to provide money advice to council tenants who are in rent arrears and with an emphasis on helping people maintain their tenancies and avoiding the need for legal action. The adviser sees clients by appointment in the main bureau office and at Priory House. For an appointment please phone 01273 733390 x24

Advice we offer

We offer money advice, which covers the following areas:

Opening bank accounts - generally we advise about opening basic bank accounts that don't have an overdraft or credit facility and can be accessed at Post Offices. We have collated all the information on the main banks and most crucially the ID needed to open an account, as this varies widely from bank to bank.
Financial literacy - we advise clients who have not had bank accounts before about some of the procedures and jargon of banking - standing orders, direct debits, bank charges, etc.
Discretionary Housing Payments - we advise and help complete DHP applications to maximise clients incomes.
Budgeting - we help clients complete income and expenditure forms, which is the first step in taking control of their finances.
Money advice on prioritising debts, responding to court action and negotiating payment plans with creditors. We are advising more and more clients about the pros and cons of bankruptcy and other court-based debt remedies.
Benefit checks - we check clients entitlement to other welfare benefits and tax credits, and can assist people with filling in claim forms.

FIF Project

The Financial Inclusion Fund project (FIF) is a partnership between the CAB and Housing Associations in Brighton and Hove:

The purpose of the project is to provide money advice to tenants in rent arrears with Housing Associations. The emphasis is on helping people maintain their tenancies and avoiding the need for legal action. The adviser generally sees clients by appointment in the main bureau office, at Hove Town Hall. The team administrator manages the appointment diary and she can be contacted on 733390 ext 29.

Advice we offer:

Money advice which covers the following areas: Prioritising debts, responding to court action and negotiating payment plans with creditors. We are advising more and more clients about the pros and cons of bankruptcy and other court-based dept remedies.
Benefit checks – we check clients’ entitlement to other welfare benefits and tax credits, and can assist people who have benefit overpayments.

Brighton and Hove Citizens Advice Bureau