The various branches also handled £6.6 million of debt during
the same 12 months and ensured that 64 clients facing repossession received
help in court.
These figures are revealed in the latest annual report from
the organisation, which gets financial assistance from town councils across
Denbighshire, including Llangollen which put in £1,500 last year to ensure the
registered charity can continue its good work.
The report also shows that £1.5 million of backdated
benefits was received by clients thanks to Citizens Advice intervention.
Over 350 clients were raised out of fuel poverty and two out of three clients said the organisation’s welfare benefit service improved their quality of life.
During the course of the year Citizens Advice helped 5,990
clients with 9,041 enquiries.
A total of 3,391 clients
were seeking help with benefit issues and 80 per cent of debt clients said that
following the advice process made a lot of difference to their peace of mind.
Others figures revealed in the annual report are that 27 per
10,000 adults in Denbighshire entered insolvency during 2017 – higher than the
England and Wales rate of 21.5.
Two in five clients with council tax arrears also had rent
appears, according to the report.
Eighty per cent of the welfare benefit appeal and reviews
assisted by Citizens Advice were successful.
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