Christians Against Poverty
UK-wide: They offer face-to-face advice from local church-based branches and can visit debtors in their homes.
Citizens Advice
UK-wide: Provides and over the phone, telephone and web based advice service for clients looking for help in a variety of areas, including when the clients main language isnt English. Helps people resolve their debt, benefits, housing, legal, discrimination, employment, immigration, consumer & other problems
- 03444 111 444 (Eng)
- 03444 77 2020 (Wal)
- 0808 800 9060 (Sco)
- 028 9023 1120 (NI)
- Visit their website
Community Money Advice (CMA)
England and Wales only: A faith-based charity that helps churches and local advice agencies set up debt advice centres.
ConsumerLine
Northern Ireland only: ConsumerLine is a one stop shop offering free help and advice to Northern Ireland consumers.
Debt Arrangement Scheme
Scotland only: Advice on Debt Arrangement Schemes (DAS) from the Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB).
Insolvency Service
UK-wide: Information on insolvency legislation and procedures, including details of the work of the official receivers
Lenders Compared
UK-wide: Free impartial site comparing the cost of available doorstep lenders. Useful to illustrate to clients the high cost of this type of borrowing.
Lenders Standards Board
UK-wide: They proactively monitor and enforce the Standards of Lending Practice, making sure registered firms and their agents provide a fair deal to personal and business customers.
Money & Budgeting Service (MABS)
UK-wide: Free independent debt advice for the Republic of Ireland. Their Helpline offers advice and support on many money management and debt issues, and can also provide MABS self-help materials free of charge.
Money Advice Liaison Group
UK-wide: The Money Advice Liaison Group (known as MALG), is a not-for-profit UK membership organisation whose purpose is to galvanise organisations to ‘work together to improve the lives of people with problem debt’.
Money Advice Service
UK-wide: Impartial money and financial planning advice.
Money Saving Expert
UK-wide: Website founded by Martin Lewis. Useful information for people in debt or looking to manage their finances more effectively.
National Debtline
Not available in Northern Ireland: Free impartial debt advice service operated by Money Advice Trust.
NI Insolvency Service
Northern Ireland only: The NI Insolvency service supervise and administer bankruptcy in Northern Ireland and maintain the public register of bankruptcies.
Northampton County Court Bulk Centre
England and Wales only: County Court hearing centre responsible for online money claims and bulk claims.
Student Awards Agency for Scotland
Scotland only: The Student Awards Agency Scotland are an agency of the Scottish Government giving financial support to eligible students doing a course of higher education.
Student Finance England
England only: Information on repaying student loans, how to make an appeal and also how to make a complaint.
Student Finance Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland only: Information on repaying student loans, how to make an appeal and also how to make a complaint.
Student Finance Wales
Wales only: Information on repaying student loans, how to make an appeal and also how to make a complaint.