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Money, benefits and debt services

This page lists services that provide help and support with money, benefits and debt.  

We list many events and services on this website from other organisations and we do this in good faith.  Please be aware that a listing on this website is not a service endorsement or recommendation.  We urge you to do your own research about all organisations before using their services and to check the times and dates of events with them before attending them.  We rely on service providers to tell us if their service provision or contact details change.  Good places to check organisations include: the Care Quality Commission, Check a Trade, the Charity Commission and for each sector there is usually a professional service regulator, for example the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

A new Breathing Space scheme will protect individuals with problem debt

A new Breathing Space scheme will protect individuals with problem debt, with those in mental health crisis to get further protections while they receive treatment. Read more

Published: 19th June, 2019

Author: Pip Armitage

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  • Money, benefits and debt services
  • Other Mental Health conditions services
  • Mental Health general services
  • Mental Health services

AdviceNow 'How to Win a PIP Appeal' Guide

This guide is for everybody who thinks the DWP made the wrong decision about their application for PIP Read more

Published: 16th October, 2017

Author: Pip Armitage

Related topics:
  • Money, benefits and debt services

Age UK Fact Sheets

Age UK provide free information and advice to help you on topics as diverse as claiming benefits to care homes Read more

Published: 21st September, 2017

Author: Pip Armitage

Related topics:
  • Money, benefits and debt services
  • Education opportunities services
  • Wellbeing and social services
  • Older people services

Attendance Allowance

Attendance Allowance is a non-contributory Social Security benefit paid to elderly disabled people in the United Kingdom. Click for more details. Read more

Published: 17th January, 2021

Author: Pip Armitage

Related topics:
  • disabled
  • elderly
  • Attendance Allowance
  • Money, benefits and debt services
  • Learning Disability services
  • Physical Disability services
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  • Older people services

Banking during lockdown: cash deliveries, dedicated telephone numbers and more

The Post Office has launched a cash delivery service to help vulnerable customers, with the help of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Read more

Published: 22nd May, 2020

Author: Pip Armitage

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  • DWP
  • The Post Office cash delivery service
  • banks
  • Which?
  • Money, benefits and debt services
  • Money, benefits and debt

Basic food bank in SO14

Saturday 10am-3pm at Living World Liberation Centre 21-25 St Mary's Place Southampton SO14 3HY Read more

Published: 23rd April, 2020

Author: Pip Armitage

Location: Living World Liberation Centre, 21-25 St Mary's Place, Southampton, SO14 3HY

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  • Money, benefits and debt services
  • Food services

Benefit form support

Homegroup’s Flexible Housing Related Support Service is now able to offer appointments to support adults to complete their benefit forms at many of their drop-in services around the city. Call Homegroup on 0300 3047893 to book an appointment Read more

Published: 14th November, 2019

Updated: 24th November, 2019

Author: Pip Armitage

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  • Home Group
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  • form filling
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  • SO16
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Benefit forms support

Homegroup’s Flexible Housing Related Support Service is now able to offer appointments to support adults to complete their benefit forms at many of their drop-in services around the city. Phone 0300 3047893 to book an appointment Read more

Published: 22nd August, 2019

Updated: 13th September, 2019

Author: Pip Armitage

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  • Money, benefits and debt services
  • SO19
  • SO16
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  • SO14
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Blue Badge Scheme

Blue Badge Scheme to identify disabled drivers or passengers eligible for parking in reserved spaces Read more

Published: 10th May, 2017

Updated: 17th September, 2020

Author: Pip Armitage

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  • Money, benefits and debt services
  • Sensory Impairment services
  • Transport and travel services

BT Basic low cost phone service

BT Basic is a low-cost telephone service for people on specific means-tested benefits.  You can also add broadband to a BT Basic line. Read more

Published: 10th September, 2020

Author: Pip Armitage

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  • means-tested benefits
  • zero earnings
  • BT Basic
  • phone
  • Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance Pensions Credit
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  • Employment and Support Allowance
  • telephone
  • universal credit
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  • low-cost telephone service
  • Money, benefits and debt services

Care Funding Guidance for Self-Funders

A free and not for profit expert agency that will help you make the best decisions on how to pay for your care. Read more

Published: 23rd August, 2017

Updated: 27th September, 2017

Author: Ashley Raynor

Related topics:
  • Money, benefits and debt services
  • In-home support services
  • Advice services
  • Residential care services

Carers Allowance

Information on Carer’s Allowance and how to make a claim. Read more

Published: 19th October, 2018

Author: Pip Armitage

Related topics:
  • Money, benefits and debt services
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Carers Cards

Save you money out and about and recognise your caring role Read more

Published: 25th February, 2017

Updated: 4th December, 2020

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Carers UK Adviceline

Carers UK provide information and advice on benefits and tax credits, carers employment rights, carers’ assessments, the services available for carers, how to complain effectively and challenge decisions. Open Monday & Tuesday 10am to 4pm Phone 0808 808 7777 Read more

Published: 14th November, 2017

Updated: 25th June, 2020

Author: Pip Armitage

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  • carers uk
  • Money, benefits and debt services

CarerSmart

Carersmart facilitates offers, benefits and discounts available exclusively for carers and people with care needs. Read more

Published: 22nd January, 2018

Author: Pip Armitage

Related topics:
  • Money, benefits and debt services

Christians Against Poverty

Christians Against Poverty (CAP) is an award winning, national debt counselling charity offering free help and advice through a network of debt centres based in the local church. Read more

Published: 5th September, 2017

Updated: 6th September, 2017

Author: Pip Armitage

Related topics:
  • Christians Against Poverty
  • Money, benefits and debt services

CitizEn Energy

This page provides details of Southampton City Council's own ethical energy brand called CitizEn Energy (now part of British Gas). Read more

Published: 12th July, 2019

Updated: 2nd October, 2020

Author: Pip Armitage

Related topics:
  • Money, benefits and debt services
  • Housing services

Citizen’s Advice (CAB)

Free, confidential and impartial advice around benefits, debt, relationships, housing, discrimination, healthcare, work, consumer, education, law and rights, tax and immigration Read more

Published: 12th July, 2017

Updated: 3rd July, 2020

Author: Pip Armitage

Location: Citizens Advice Bureau, 3 Kings Park Road, Southampton, SO15 2AT

Related topics:
  • cancer
  • benefits
  • debt
  • homelessness
  • money
  • immigration
  • multiple sclerosis
  • Money, benefits and debt services
  • Legal advice services
  • Support groups and walk-in advice
  • Form filling service
  • SO15
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  • Housing
  • Housing services
  • Money, benefits and debt

Citizens Advice Budgeting Tool

Use this Citizens Advice budgeting tool to help you understand what you’re earning and spending and where you might be able to cut costs Read more

Published: 27th September, 2017

Author: Pip Armitage

Related topics:
  • Money, benefits and debt services

Claim carer’s credit to maintain your national insurance record

If anyone gives up work to look after a family member it is important that they claim carers allowance or carer’s credit in order to maintain their entitlement to a state pension in later life. Read more

Published: 14th June, 2019

Author: Pip Armitage

Related topics:
  • carers allowance
  • carers credit
  • pension
  • Money, benefits and debt services
  • Money, benefits and debt

Contact

Contact, the charity for families with disabled children. Contact support families, bring families together and help families take action for others. Read more

Published: 7th September, 2017

Author: Pip Armitage

Related topics:
  • benefits
  • parent carer
  • disability
  • money
  • child
  • Money, benefits and debt services
  • Physical Disability services
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