Regional Advice Networks (RANs) bring together social welfare information and advice providers, planners, funders and stakeholders from across the region. They aim to facilitate access to justice, tackle poverty, inequality and financial exclusion, mitigate the negative impacts of austerity and Welfare Reform, and promote well-being by developing a strategic and co-ordinated approach to the provision of high quality social welfare information and advice services, with the objective of preventing poverty and tackling long-term harms.
| Regional Advice Network | Local authority areas covered | Network Chair | RAN Admin Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Wales | Denbighshire Conwy Flintshire Gwynedd Isle of Anglesey Wrexham | Emily Morton CEO, Citizens Advice Wrexham | NWRAN@citizensadvicenorth.wales |
| Mid and West Wales | Carmarthenshire Ceredigion Pembrokeshire Powys | Juliet Morris CEO, Citizens Advice Ceredigion | enquiries@cabceredigion.org |
| Swansea Neath Port Talbot | Neath Port Talbot Swansea | Richard Owen Swansea Law Clinic | RAN-SwanseaNeathPortTalbot@citizensadvicesnpt.org.uk |
| Cwm Taf Morgannwg | Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil Rhondda Cynon Taf | Co-Chairs: Kate Henson, CEO, Citizens Advice Bridgend Karen Taylor Interim CEO, Citizens Advice Rhondda Cynon Taff | RAN@carct.org.uk |
| Cardiff and Vale | Cardiff Vale of Glamorgan | Callum Lavin Advice Service Manager Citizens Advice Cardiff & Vale | ran-cardiffandvale@cacv.org.uk |
| Gwent | Blaenau Gwent Caerphilly Monmouthshire Newport Torfaen | Ashley Comely CEO, Citizens Advice Caerphilly Blaenau Gwent | ran-gwent@cacbg.org.uk |
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