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CLAS (Cambridgeshire Local Assistance Scheme)
Cambridgeshire’s Local Assistance Scheme (CLAS) supports people facing unexpected financial difficulties.
The scheme provides:
- information
- advice
- discretionary assistance
This enables those eligible to:
- improve their immediate financial position
- cope and better support themselves
- use relevant resources to succeed in the long term
This could include:
- low cost re used and refurbished household items
- clothing
- food vouchers
- help with the cost of household fuel
Eligibility criteria
Applicants must have lived in Cambridgeshire for at least six months. You can also apply if you have fled to the area for your own safety. To apply to the Scheme you must have no savings and receive one of the following means tested benefits:
- Universal Credit
- Pension Credit
- Income based Job Seekers Allowance (JSA)
What to do next
Contact us via our Get Advice page to speak to an adviser about your situation and how CLAS may be able to support you.