5. Grants payable a) Grants to local Citizens Advice members: Purpose 2021 Total Number 2021 £’000 2020 £’000 Money and debt advice 270 23,560 19,746 Pensions guidance 16 7,227 7,999 Consumer advice 7 5,505 4,637 Universal Credit: Help to Claim 283 27,617 26,689 Welsh government funded projects 54 8,323 7,120 Energy advice 301 2,114 2,616 Brexit advice 3 530 810 Witness Service 2 640 648 Online scams awareness 7 217 165 Gambling support service 12 594 504 Debt Relief Orders 199 38 91 Food banks 15 853 - Meeting More Demand - Covid-19 response 542 5,427 - Innovation - Covid-19 response 34 916 - Various projects 5 1,201 671 Total local Citizens Advice network grants 1,750 84,762 71,696 Grants are received for the above purposes and distributed amongst local Citizens Advice members. b) Grants to other bodies Grants paid to non local Citizens Advice network participants in delivery of national projects, funded by partner organisations. Purpose Recipient 2021 £’000 2020 £’000 Debt advice Better Leeds Communities 128 64 Debt advice Birmingham Settlement 358 260 Debt advice Burley Lodge Centre - 69 Online scams Citizens Advice Scotland 203 217 Debt advice Ebor Gardens Advice Centre 207 134 Big Energy Saving Week Energy Saving Trust 65 65 Brexit/immigration advice Ethnic Minorities and Youth Support Team Wales 69 49 Supporting veterans FirstLight Trust 18 59 Debt advice Homemaker Southwest 201 169 Debt advice and financial capability Ipswich Housing Action Group 123 104 Debt advice Mind Salford 108 39 Debt line Money Advice Trust 1,348 1,321 Various Money Advice and Community Support 124 71 Debt advice Norfolk Community Law Service 68 52 Debt/housing advice Shelter and Shelter Cymru 309 389 Discrimination advice SNAP Cymru 123 67 Various Speakeasy Law Centre 66 16 Energy advice St Vincent’s Support Centre 128 108 Various Tenovus Cancer Care 62 22 Various 74 miscellaneous grants (2020: 94) 682 451 Total grants to others 4,390 3,726 Total grants 89,152 75,422 86 Financial Statements