We undertake our policy work in a variety of ways and work closely with our members to understand the issues that are affecting them and their beneficiaries.
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Today, AdviceUK are publishing the first of its kind nationally representative polling of 3,014 UK adults on the public’s views of free, independent advice services.
The findings reveal a striking political mandate for advice services at a time when the Government is prioritising prevention, cost-of-living focus, and rebuilding local public services.
Alongside this, we have an opinion piece from our Chief Executive, Liz Bayram, which argues that if the Labour Government is serious about building a more preventative state, tackling inequality, reducing avoidable pressure on public services, and delivering on its devolution agenda, it must recognise and invest in the free and independent advice sector.
We work with a wide range of external stakeholders and seek to influence decision-makers so that we can improve the landscape within which our members operate and improve the lives of the people they support. We represent AdviceUK and the interests of our members and their clients by sitting on a wide range of committees and working groups, by speaking at events and through the media.
The UK advice sector supports an estimated 2.8 million people each year — yet its role remains largely invisible, underfunded, and overstretched. The AdviceUK 2026 Annual Member Survey Report shares findings from over 118 member organisations, capturing the reality of frontline advice delivery and the systemic issues threatening its sustainability.
Through our Advice Saves campaign we are advocating for change to ensure that advice services can continue their life-changing work. Our key calls for action are:
Sustainable funding solutions
A cross-departmental advice sector strategy
A workforce development strategy
Support our upcoming Advice Saves campaign during Advice Week from Monday 19 to Friday 23 October 2026.
AdviceUK recognises the importance of working in collaboration with others.
We work with a range of stakeholders to support AdviceUK members to improve peoples’ lives. We collaborate with advice sector colleagues, funders, academics, the public sector and the privates sector to bring about change.
This project aims to strengthen the workforce of the 70+ AdviceUK members serving minority ethnic communities and vulnerable migrants in London.
You can find out more about the project and how you could get involved here:
Supported by the Cornerstone Fund, AdviceUK is working with eleven of our members based in London.
Between September 2022 and August 2025, we will be using AdviceUK’s Whole Person, Whole Community Approach to design, test and resource better ways of understanding and evidencing the impact of advice and support. Find out more about our work with 11 AdviceUK Members, Cornerstone Fund and City Bridge Trust partners:
We are always open to partnership working and forming new collaborations.
Contact influencing to work with us.
