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Cambridgeshire’s Local Assistance Scheme (CLAS) supports people facing unexpected financial difficulties.
The scheme provides:
- information
- advice
- discretionary assistance.
This enables those eligible to:
- improve their immediate financial position
- cope and better support themselves
- use relevant resources to succeed in the long term
This could include:
- low cost re used and refurbished household items
- clothing
- food vouchers
- help with the cost of household fuel
Eligibility criteria
Applicants must have lived in Cambridgeshire for at least six months. You can also apply if you have fled to the area for your own safety. To apply to the Scheme you must have no savings and receive one of the following means tested benefits:
- Universal Credit
- Pension Credit
- Income based Job Seekers Allowance (JSA)
What to do next
You can apply through your nearest Citizen Advice Bureau:
You can access CLAS support in the following ways:
- Through one of the Citizens Advice websites or Advice lines
- Cambridge City or South Cambridgeshire Citizen Advice Bureau Adviceline: 0808 278 7808
- East Cambridgeshire, Fenland and Huntingdonshire Citizen Advice Bureau Adviceline: 0808 278 7808
Or by dropping in to one of the listed outreach services on their websites
