Advice Services (help with benefits or debt)

Advice Nottingham services (please see website for opening hours and full details, as each service varies):

• Bestwood Advice - 0115 962 6519
• Citizens Advice - 0300 330 5457
• Clifton Advice - 0115 940 5551
• Nottingham Law Centre - 0115 978 7813
• Meadows Advice - 0115 986 0197
• St Ann’s Advice - 0115 950 6867

Welfare Rights, NCC

• Call on: 0115 915 1355
• Website: https://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/welfarerights

Age UK Notts (pension-age benefits)

• Tel: 0115 844 0011
• Email: info@ageuknotts.org.uk
• Website: https://www.ageuk.org.uk/notts/

Nottingham City Homes tenants (benefits and budgeting advice)

• Tel: 0115 915 4920
• Tenants can self-refer to the Tenency Sustainment team.
  Email: moneymatters@nottinghamcityhomes.org.uk.
  Text: DOSH and your free message to 80800.
• Also support NCH tenants who are new Universal Credit claimants and contacting them to offer support.

Community Money Advice Centres (debt):

• Step Forward Money Advice - 0115 988 7069.
  Website: https://www.communitymoneyadvice.com/centre/trent-debt-advice.
• Cornerstone Money Advice - 0115 958 8712 & 07492 690203.
• West Bridgford Debt Centre (CAP) – call via the national CAP number 0800 328 006.
  Email: wbdebtcentre@gmail.com

Step Change Debt Charity (national)

• Website: https://www.stepchange.org/.
  Multiple ways get to get in touch but if telephoning, then see the information needed to have ready before calling.

National Debt Line (national)

• Website: https://www.nationaldebtline.org/.
  Multiple ways get to get in touch but if telephoning, then see the information needed to have ready before calling.

Notts and Lincs Credit Union (for lower cost loans and for saving)

• Nottingham Credit Union - 0115 828 3121.
  Website: https://nottsandlincscu.co.uk/.

If you are a victim of a Loan Shark (illegal money lender)

• Illegal Money Lending Team (National).

To safely report a loan shark: 0300 555 2222 (24/7).
Online: https://www.stoploansharks.co.uk/ (resources to download)
Training and awareness sessions are available also for staff and community groups.

Affordable Warmth/Energy

• Nottingham Energy Partnership - 0115 985 9057
  https://nottenergy.com/our-services/
• Nottingham City Homes
  Email: energyteam@nottinghamcityhomes.org.uk
  Online: https://www.nottinghamcityhomes.org.uk/your-home/energy-and-sustainability/
• Fuel debt advice at Bestwood Advice; Nottingham Law Centre; Meadows Advice, St Ann’s Advice.

Financial Capability and Learning About Money - services and courses

• Nottingham Financial Resilience Partnership – 01332 460466
  emma@financialinclusionsupport.co.uk
• Money Sorted in D2N2 project/service
  https://moneysortedind2n2.org/ (across Derbys and Notts). One to one worker and tailored action plan. Only for those not in paid work.

Financial Capability and Learning About Money - Websites

• Money and Pensions Services https://www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk/en
• Citizens Advice https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk
• Money Saving Expert https://www.moneysavingexpert.com
• Most mainstream bank websites have tools on managing money.

For a database of all money help services in the city see the Money/Ask Lion page www.asklion.co.uk/money

Other support

School Uniform Project Nottingham:

• Open throughout an August - turn up any time between 10 and 2 Tuesdays and Thursdays.
• Uniform Project Nottingham is based at Himmah: Unit 2, Forest Court, Gamble St, Radford, Nottingham, NG7 4EX
• Outside of these hours, and during school term times book at appointment by email: uniformproject@hotmail.com
• Or message via facebook https://www.facebook.com/NottinghamUniform/