Useful links
General advice
Citizens Advice
Bureau – Adviceguide
Independent advice on a wide range of topics including money,
family, daily life and your rights.
Age Concern
Age Concern supports all people over 50 in the UK, ensuring
that they get the most from life. A wide range of information
provided including local services and fact sheets.
Disability
benefits
Benefits information and links to charities and helpful
organisations.
The
Law Society
Search for a law firm in your area to help you with any legal
issues.
National
Debtline
A helpline that provides free confidentialand
independentadvice on how to deal with debt problems.
Shelter
Provides expert housing advice including finding
accommodation, homelessness, housing law, and help with housing
costs.
Government agencies
Department for Work and
Pensions (DWP)
Find information about benefits and services for people of
working age, pensioners, families and children, people with
disabilities and employers.
The Tribunal
Service
The service arranges and hears appeals on decisions on:
Social Security, Child Support, housing benefit, council tax
benefit, vaccine damage, tax credit and compensation recovery,
child tax credit and Pensions Credit.
Directgov
Directgov provides a wide range of government information and
services.
Her Majesty’s Stationery
Office (HMSO)
HMSO delivers a wide range of services to the public,
information industry and government relating to access and re-use
of government information.
HM Revenue
& Customs: Tax credits
Provides information on the tax credits available to you.
Directgov: Child Benefit
Find detailed information on Child Benefit including how to
claim.
Pensions Ombudsman
The Pensions Ombudsman investigates and decides on complaints
and disputes about the way that pension schemes are run.
The Pension
Service
Information about pensions and other pensioner benefits in
the UK, whether you are planning for the future, are about to
retire or have already retired.
Health advice
Alzheimer’s
Society
The Alzheimer’s Society is the UK’s leading care and research
charity for people with dementia, their families and carers.
Epilepsy Action
Epilepsy Action is the largest member-led epilepsy
organisation in Britain. It provides a wide range of information on
Epilepsy.
Mencap
Mencap is the UK's leading learning disability charity
working with people with a learning disability, their families and
carers.