Citizens Advice in East Dorset & Purbeck is opening an additional drop in session at their office in Wimborne, due to an increase in demand for their advice services.
With the cost of living increase, more people are coming to Citizens Advice for help about a number of different issues, putting additional demand on services. Citizens Advice in East Dorset & Purbeck helped over 5,600 residents in the last financial year (2024-25) with over 28,500 issues.
Ros Dignan, Head of Advice Services, Citizens Advice in East Dorset & Purbeck says: “We are experiencing an increase in demand for our services, where previously someone may come to us about help with benefits we are now seeing that they may need help with debt and energy advice. As a result, and to cope with demand, we are increasing our Wimborne advice session from two to three sessions a week.”
Starting Friday 14th November, residents will be able to call by on a Friday morning, 10am-12pm at their office in Hanham Road, Wimborne. This is a drop in service with no appointment needed.
Ros adds: “Our new Friday drop in session will be a general advice service, but we also have specialist advisers who may be able to assist including energy and debt specialists.”
Residents will be able to visit Citizens Advice at their Wimborne office on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 10am-12pm. No appointment is necessary. For details of all of outreach and drop in locations visit www.edpcitizensadvice.org.uk/get-advice/in-person
For general advice and support call the Dorset Adviceline on our freephone line 0800 144 8848 (Textphone: 0800 144 8884), 10am-4pm weekdays or visit www.edpcitizensadvice.org.uk
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For more information contact: Sian Smith, Comms Officer, tel: 01929 408947, email: [email protected]
Photo caption: New Friday Drop in Service at Wimborne Citizens Advice
About Citizens Advice in East Dorset and Purbeck
Citizens Advice in East Dorset and Purbeck have offices in Wareham and Wimborne with outreach clinics throughout East Dorset and Purbeck.
Citizens Advice in East Dorset and Purbeck provides free, independent, confidential and impartial advice to everyone on their rights and responsibilities to enable them to find a way forward whatever problems they face. We value diversity, promote equality, challenge discrimination wherever we see it and aim to improve the policies and practices that affect people’s lives. Visit www.edpcitizensadvice.org.uk for more information. Citizens Advice in East Dorset and Purbeck is a registered charity, charity number: 1068414
