News and Updates

A new guide outlines what is known about the rights of EEA/EU citizens in Scotland now, during the transition period and after Brexit. Many of the details about Brexit are still being worked out and agreed upon but this guide attempts to pu...

CARF is pleased to have vacancies for two posts for Financial Health Check Workers. Details of these opportunities can be found on our Job Vacancies page....

11% of Scottish households are using electric heating, which is the most expensive form of domestic fuel – three times as costly as gas. A new report by Citizens Advice Scotland finds that many in this group are on low incomes and unl...

CARF is delighted to have published its Annual Report for 2017/18 as part of the AGM on 2nd October 2018. The report details the work of the organisation in the past year and outlines some of the future plans, many of which relate to improv...

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Twenty-first Annual General Meeting of Citizens Advice and Rights Fife Limited will be held on Tuesday 2nd October 2018 at 2.15 p.m. with refreshments being available from 1.30 p.m. in the Meeting Room, CA...

CARF has recently made a significant Social Policy impact on underpayments of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) upon transfer from Incapacity Benefit (IB).  Since 2011, claimants have been transferring from IB to ESA, with those moving f...

Wonga is now in Administration and the company’s business affairs will be managed by Grant Thornton, Insolvency Practitioners. Anyone with loan queries should still contact Wonga direct on 0207 138 8330. Payments should be made...

In a few weeks’ time we’ll be enthusiastically welcoming new volunteer advisers into CARF.  People just like you; patient, non-judgemental and with time to spare to help others in the community.  Training is a comprehensive m...

Going on holiday? Know your rights.  If you experience issues relating to your holiday such as accommodation not as described, flight issues or changes that alter your holiday arrangements, talk to us.  We're here to help you....

Unlike Santa Claus, fuel poverty does not take a summer holiday.  It doesn’t only appear in December or when “The Beast From the East” gains momentum.  In these gloriously sunny days, it can be easy to overlook those wh...