Citizens Advice say 500 locations for Pension Wise sessions to take place

Another six centres have been announced to provide the new face to face pensions guidance service Pension Wise. Citizens Advice said the extra delivery centres will be based at Southwark, Brent and Waltham Forest in London, plus Chelmsford, Wigan and Kirklees.In January Citizens Advice named the first 44 delivery centres and the latest bring the total to 50.Overall, there will be 500 places from which the service will operate across England and Wales, with each centre having outreach locations or sub-centres.The delivery centres have been selected to offer a geographical spread using data on population approaching retirement age, according to Gillian Guy, chief executive of Citizens Advice.She said: "Pension Wise is the starting point in helping people to take control of their finances for retirement. Face to face guidance will enable people to understand their pension options and how they relate to their own situation, so they can make informed choices.{desktop}{/desktop}{mobile}{/mobile}"The size of the Citizens Advice network means that we can be flexible and respond to demand by providing support in the nearest available locations, giving easy access to Pension Wise."Each delivery centre will employ between three and eight paid, fully trained members of Pension Wise guidance staff.Staff numbers across the delivery centres and the outreach locations will vary depending on the size of the areas covered and the size of the local population who would benefit from guidance.People will be able to go into any Citizens Advice Bureau to find out about Pension Wise, check if they would benefit from a guidance session and be helped to get an appointment.Pension Wise guidance will also be delivered by a telephone service operated by The Pension Advisory Service and online via the Government's Pension Wise website.The 50 Citizens Advice Pension Wise delivery centres are:East MidlandsDerbyshire DistrictsLincoln and DistrictLeicestershireEast of EnglandPeterboroughCentral and EastNorthamptonshireStevenageDiss, Thetford and DistrictLondonBrentMerton and LambethEast EndSutton BoroughWaltham ForestSouthwarkNorth EastNorth TynesideDarlingtonNorth WestCheshire WestManchesterNorth LiverpoolAllerdaleLancashire WestWiganSouth EastRushmoorWest OxonHastings and Rother 1066High WycombeArun and ChichesterBournemouthMaidstoneChelmsfordSouth WestPlymouthTauntonCornwallWiltshireWest MidlandsStaffordshire SouthwestWolverhamptonShropshireCoventryWorcester and WHABACYorkshire and HumberHull and East RidingSheffieldLeedsHambelton and RichmondshireKirkleesWalesPowysCardiff and ValeCaerphillyDenbighshireYnys MonPembrokeshireCeredigion

Citizens Advice say 500 locations for Pension Wise sessions to take place

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