Issue - meetings

Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB)

Jen Broadhurst highlighted that Argyll and Bute Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) have been very busy and have supported just under 800 clients in the last 3 months with 370 of those being new to the bureau with the majority being in relation to welfare rights. Of those clients 218 were provided with welfare rights support, 41 were supported to access digital, food or fuel crisis funding.

Jen added that the overall client financial gain, generated from the advice provided was just under £360,000 with 78% of the funding being generated by Welfare Rights.

Jen also provided information on other areas such as the new data hub which provides statistical data on the range of clients that they support across the region; debt advice; the Armed Services advice project which has been extended until the end of the year; energy advice; the adviser training programme; the cost of care research; the updating of the Bureau’s business plan and the wellbeing networking event which is to be held on the 13^th September.

Campbeltown Community Council

Elise Glendinning provided a short verbal update on the progress of the town centre maintenance, which has received compliments from visitors to the area over the summer months.  She outlined the progress of the Flood Prevention Scheme and spoke of a number of complaints in respect of the extent of the road closure at Witchburn Road.  Ms Glendinning also advised that despite a number of emails to the Councils Roads and Infrastructure Services no response had been received to outstanding issues at Burnside Square.