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Advice Centre Support in Sheffield Website

 

 

Membership

ACSiS’ membership comprises neighbourhood and citywide advice and information services. Advice services give individuals an explanation of their rights in law over a range of social welfare issues and provide options that may benefit the person. They may also help the person by taking on activities on their behalf such as representing them at tribunal or court. In formation services limit their activity to providing background information, generally less detailed than the information provided by advice services. This may be in the form of leaflets or directing a person to an agency that could help in a specific way.

Some centres serve a local community, e.g. Manor Rights and Advice Service. Others offer a citywide service, based on specific areas of law, e.g. debt, or serve particular communities, e.g. Yemeni Welfare and Advice Centre.

In return for an annual subscription member centres receive benefits charts and calulation sheets, a fortnightly mailout and access to all ACSIS training courses.