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Local Support And Advice - Benefits & Money Management (Citizens Advice Bureau)

Description

Service Description

You can also get more information from a range of national and local organisations. As well as the advocacy and support organisations listed elsewhere in this directory, the following organisations can offer support and advice on benefits and money management: www.turn2us.org.uk - This website includes a number of tools to explain benefit changes. It has a benefits calculator to help work out your tax credit and benefit entitlement if you are retired, unemployed or in low paid work - www.adviceguide.org.uk. The Citizens Advice Bureau provides advice, guidance and information on money problems, benefits and housing issues Citizens Advice Bureau: ‘Claim the Max’ is a benefits advice project and can help with checking your benefits and with form-filling and provide benefits advice sessions at various centres in Tower Hamlets.

Additional Information

Additional Information

You can also get more information from a range of national and local organisations. As well as the advocacy and support organisations listed elsewhere in this directory, the following organisations can offer support and advice on benefits and money management: www.turn2us.org.uk - This website includes a number of tools to explain benefit changes. It has a benefits calculator to help work out your tax credit and benefit entitlement if you are retired, unemployed or in low paid work - www.adviceguide.org.uk. The Citizens Advice Bureau provides advice, guidance and information on money problems, benefits and housing issues Citizens Advice Bureau: ‘Claim the Max’ is a benefits advice project and can help with checking your benefits and with form-filling and provide benefits advice sessions at various centres in Tower Hamlets.

Local support with money management - There are a range of information and support projects in the borough on access to banking, money advice, fuel debt problems and budget management. To find out more, contact:

Toynbee Hall
28 Commercial Street, E1 6LS
Tel: 020 7392 2953
Website: www.toynbeehall.org.uk

Or

Bromley by Bow Centre
St Leonards Street, London E3 3BT
Tel: 020 8709 9700
Website: https://www.bbbc.org.uk

Suitable for ages

Age of Users
All Ages

Costs

Cost
Free

Questions & Answers

Can Families Self-Refer To The Service?
Yes
Do You Have A Waiting List?
No
Do You Have Child Protection Policies And Procedures
Yes
Eligibility - Can The Service Be Accessed By Extended Family Members Or Carers
Yes

Further Information

Provider Type
Money & Welfare Advice
Suitable For
Downs Syndrome Visual Impairment Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Social, Emotional, Behaviour Difficulty (SEBD) Complex Needs Epilepsy Speech, Language & Communication Needs (SLCN) Tourette's Long Term Medical Conditions Specific Learning Difficulties Moderate Learning Difficulty (MLD) Multi-Sensory Impairment (MSI) Physical Disability Profound & Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD) Severe Learning Difficulty (SLD) Specific Learning Difficulty
Delivery Channels
Office / Premises
Referral Criteria
None (Self-referral)