Deaf Advice

Advice on benefits, housing, employment, debt and more provided in British Sign Language. Available throughout Hertfordshire for deaf people only.

[Deaf Advice @BSLHerts]

Update on our BSL Service - provided in Hertfordshire. #CitizensAdvice #BSL

[HM Revenue & Customs @HMRCgovuk]

Receive tax credits and no other income-related benefits? You could be paid the first #CostofLiving Payment of £326 in September.

🚫 No need to contact us or apply
💸 £326 will be paid automatically into your bank account if eligible

https://t.co/swt0ZhTB8x

[HM Treasury @hmtreasury]

Your payslip might look a bit different this month.

The National Insurance primary threshold is now £12,570, meaning 30 million people will get a tax cut worth up to £330 a year.

That's more money each month to help with rising costs.

Find support: https://t.co/FOxTT3csc6

[999 BSL @999BSL_UK]

Just in one week, UK's first Emergency VRS service, #999BSL will become available to Deaf people to call 999 emergency services through our app, saving lives. In few steps, you will be connected to a trained BSL interpreter instantly! #Calling999 #BSL #EmergencyHealth

[Crisis @crisis_uk]

The government has announced a new policy to allow people to put their housing benefit towards paying a mortgage. Is that realistic? Could benefit payments really stretch to buying a home in 21st century Britain? [Thread]

[Martin Lewis @MartinSLewis]

Struggling to pay energy bills, but not in council tax bands A-D, so not due the £150 payment?

Councils got £144m discretionary fund, to give upto £150 to people in this situation

Check out how to apply (though some are very slow to get any of this scheme's money out)

Do share

[Deaf Advice @BSLHerts]

We have new Instagram follow us at BSLHerts

[Deaf Advice @BSLHerts]

*Deaf Awareness week*
9 things not to say to a deaf person!

https://t.co/HKYV4kbzrM

[BDA Scotland @BDA_Scot]

Great news! MPs voted the Bill through!

Now on to the House of Lords for the next stages.

#SignLanguageWeek2022 #BSLRally #BSLBill

[Deaf Advice @BSLHerts]

It is BSL week #bslweek

[Citizens Advice Watford @WatfordCAB]

Do you need support with school meals, uniform or transport?

If you’re on a low income, you could get help ⤵️
https://t.co/xjgqMDBrkJ

[CitizensAdvice @CitizensAdvice]

There’s been a lot in the news about interest rates and inflation, but what does it mean?

Here’s what you need to know 🧵

*Thanks to @bankofengland for the info.

[CitizensAdvice @CitizensAdvice]

It’s LGBTQ+ History Month!

We’re here for everyone and are proud to stand with the LGBTQ+ community.

From energy and debt to consumer issues and discrimination, if you need advice we’re here for you. #LGBTHM22

[CitizensAdvice @CitizensAdvice]

⚠️ We're already seeing record numbers of people coming to us for crisis support

and this is before energy prices increase in April.

Our @morgan_wild calls for more government action ⤵️

[CitizensAdvice @CitizensAdvice]

We along with 30 other organisations are calling on the government to increase benefits in April as the cost of living rises.

Read more ⤵️
https://t.co/KoiOd4nVos

[Abby Jitendra @abbyabhaya]

🧵Cost of living: January saw unwelcome records for @CitizensAdvice

270,000 people came to us for help, the peak since the pandemic began

24,000 people required crisis support like food bank vouchers or charitable payments, the highest on record

📈Fuel debt also rocketed [1/]

[Martin Lewis @MartinSLewis]

Ps this also explains what you should be doing now too

[Tonia Antoniazzi @ToniaAntoniazzi]

I’m proudly supporting @rosie4westlancs Private Members' Bill to declare British Sign Language (BSL) an official language of the United Kingdom. #BSLACTNow #Gower

[BBC Breakfast @BBCBreakfast]

This year’s Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour will be the UK’s first arena touring show that will have a British Sign Language interpreter at every performance.

Performance interpreter Marie Pascall tells #BBCBreakfast how it will work.

https://t.co/m80WUHa862