Links to help you
Below are links to organisations and other resources on the internet that may assist you with specific problems.
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Domestic & Relationship Advice
- North East London Family Mediation Service
- The Samaritans
- Child Line
- Relate (relationship advice) Tel: 0300 100 1234
- Women's Aid (Domestic Violence advice) Tel; 0808 2000 247
- Refuge (Domestic Violence advice) Tel: 0808 2000 247
- National Debtline
- Experian
- Financial Services Ombudsman
- Payplan
- Consumer Credit counselling Service Tel: 0800 138 1111
- Benefits Application Forms Online
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Benefit Enquires: 0800 88 22 00
- Child Benefit: 0845 302 1444
- Tax Credits: 0845 300 3900
- Turn2us (Benefits & Grants information) Tel: 0808 802 2000
- Disabillty Living Allowance Tel: 0800 88 22 00
- Attendance Allowance Tel: 0800 88 22 00
- Pension Service Tel: 0845 606 0265
- New Claims Hotline (Carers, Income Support, Jobseekers, Employment and Support) Tel: 08000 55 66 88
- Child Support Agency Tel: 08457 133 133
- Crisis Loan Hotline (Interest-free loan for emergencies/disasters) Tel: 0800 030 4355
- Veterans Agency
- Community legal advice Tel: 0845 345 4 345
- Solicitors Online
- HM Courts Service (Forms & advice)
- Details of Legal Advice Available
- Edwards Duthie Solicitors Tel: 020 8514 9000
- Consumer Direct Tel: 08454 04 05 06
- Consumer Focus
- HM Revenue and Customs
- Office of Fair Trading
- Trading Standards (Central)
- Shelter Tel: 0808 800 44 44
- Environment Agency Tel: 00 44 1709 389 201
- ACAS Tel: 08457 47 47 47
- Equality and Human Rights Commission
- Low Pay Commission
- The work progamme
- Health and Safety Executive Tel: 0845 345 00 55
- Immigration Advisory Service Tel: 0844 974 4000
- Home Office Tel: 020 7035 4848
- UK Border Agency (Various helplinenumbers avilable on website)
Tax Advice - HM Revenue & Customs (Tax office & Advice centre details plus various helpline numbers available on web)
- TaxAid Tel: 0845 120 3779
- Ofcom (TV, Telecoms, Internet & Radio)
- Tel: 0300 123 3333
- Tel: 020 7981 3040
- Communication and Internet Services Adjudication Scheme Tel: 020 7520 3827
- Otelo (Telecoms Ombudsman)
- Tel: 0330 440 1614
- Tel: 01925 430 049
- Gas, Electricity and Water (Complaints handled via Consumer Direct) Tel: 08454 04 05 06
- AgeUK (Age Concern + Help the aged) Tel: 0800 169 8787
- Mind (Mental health charity) Tel: 0845 766 0163
- HUBB (Mental health support) tel: 020 8590 2666
- Royal Association for Deaf people (Advice and support for the deaf) Tel: 0845 688 2525
- META advice service (Portuguese, Polish, Lithuanian, Russian, Czech) Tel: 01842 745 639
- Citizens Advice (CAB's online advice centre)
- British Gas Energy Trust (Debt support for customers) App form: 01733 421060
- Anglian Water Trust Fund (Dedt support for customers) App form: 01733 421060
- EDF Energy Trust (Debt support for customers)
App form: 01733 421060
Finance & Debt Advice
Benefits Advice
Legal
Consumer Advice
Housing & Environments Advice
Employment
Immigration
Utilities Advice
Miscellaneous