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Benefits

  • North Bristol Advice Centre
    Free advice on welfare benefits, debt, and basic employment and housing.  Our catchment area is North Bristol and South Gloucestershire, mainly BS7, BS9, BS10, BS11, BS15, BS16, BS30,BS32, BS34.
  • Action for Blind People
    Action for Blind People is an expert national organisation, ensuring blind and partially sighted people get practical support in all aspects of their lives.            
  • Age UK Bristol
    Support to people over the age of 55 and their carer's. Age Concern Bristol gives advice that is specifically aimed at older peoples needs. Age Concern covers the whole of Bristol
  • Avon & Bristol Law Centre
    The Law Centre provides a free legal advice and advocacy service for unwaged and low paid people and for people experiencing unlawful discrimination. We can help people who live or work in Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. Our discrimination work...
  • Bangladesh Association
    The Bangladesh Association was formed in 1971 after Bangladesh became a sovereign state. From its birth this organisation has been operating as a self-help group and was awarded charity status in 1995.
  • Bath and North East Somerset CAB
    Bath and North East Somerset Citizens Advice Bureau can help you sort out your money, legal and other problems. They have offices in Bath, Midsomer Norton and Keynsham. They can give you free, confidential, impartial and independent information and advice on a wide range of subjects. They also...
  • Brigstowe Project
    The Brigstowe Project offers free confidential and independent advice and support for people affected by HIV. We provide three services:- 1.  Housing related 1:1 support to you in your own home for up to two years, whether you rent or own your accommodation. 2.  Information and advice in...
  • Bristol and Avon Chinese Women's Group
    The Group runs an advice surgery, which provides direct help or referrals to specialist agencies on a wide range of issues, such as Benefits, Housing, Health and Social Services, Education, Employment, Domestic Violence, Anti-Social Behaviour and Asylum Seekers. The Group also runs a Carers...
  • Bristol Child Poverty Action Group
    CPAG is the leading charity campaigning for the abolition of child poverty in the UK and for a better deal for low-income families and children. Social security benefit advice and help with applying for DLA AA etc.
  • Bristol Citizen's Advice Bureau
    Bristol Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) is and independent charity which provides free, confidential and impartial advice.  
  • Bristol Citizen's Advice Bureau at Charlotte Keel Health Centre
    The Citizens Advice service helps people resolve their legal, money and other problems by providing free information and advice from over 3,000 locations, and by influencing policymakers.
  • Bristol City Council Welfare Rights and Money Advice Service
    Benefits advice and claims for older people living in sheltered housing; flats rented from the council or a housing association, there may be a ‘house manager’ living on site or floating support. Initial benefit checks  and advice by phone, full details needed , then waiting list for home...
  • CSE Home Energy Team
    Supported by your local authority the Home Energy Team at the Centre for Sustainable Energy provides free, impartial, local advice about grants for insulation, from basic loft insulation to more complex solid wall retrofitting, as well as help with improving heating, lowering fuel bills and...
  • Disability Information Advice Service
    The aims of the service are: To give Disabled people and carers, advice on any issue that will help them to make informed choices. To assist Disabled people to use existing services. To advise on the benefits which disabled people and carers might be entitled to. To support Disabled people to...
  • Nailsea Disability Initiative
    The N.D.I. is a group of dedicated, experienced volunteers providing help and advice to disabled and elderly people on claiming State Benefits. We also provide extensive information on services available to disabled and elderly people and undertake home visits.
  • North Somerset Citizens Advice Bureau
    Our advice helps people resolve their debt, benefits, housing, legal, discrimination, employment, immigration, consumer and other problems and is available to everyone regardless of race, gender, sexuality, age, nationality, disability or religion. Our service is available to everyone living or...
  • Refugee Action
    The Bristol office has an advice team providing direct, phone and consultancy advice services to asylum seekers and refugees & their advisers in Bristol, Bath and NE Somerset, North Somerset, Somerset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire. Our drop-in service for asylum seekers is available in Bristol...
  • Shire Advice Services
    General Advice on Welfare benefits, Debts, Housing, Consumer, Employment and other legal matters Specialist advice and advocacy on Welfare benefits and Debts. Provide advice to those living within BS9, BS10 and BS11. However, will see people outside these areas.
  • Somali Advice Project
    Waxaan kubixinaa talooyin melahan: St. Pauls Advice Centre (haddi aad rabtid in aad balan sameeysatid taleefoonku waa 955 2981). The Malcolm X Centre (balan ka samayso taleefankuna waa 941 3889)
  • South Bristol Advice Services
    Advice and Information, Help with benefits, Help with money advice , Form Filling. South Bristol including BS1, BS3, BS4, BS13, BS14
  • South Gloucestershire Citizen's Advice Bureau
    Citizens Advice Bureaux provide free, confidential and independent advice from over 3,000 locations including in bureaux, GP surgeries, hospitals, colleges, prisons and courts. Advice is available face-to-face and by telephone. Most bureaux offer home visits and some also provide email advice. Our...
  • South West Law
    Solicitors for the Community   South West Law was established in 2002 by experienced and specialist lawyers to help those persons who have a need to seek justice and legal solutions to their personal problems. Our mission statement reflects our desire to help those in greatest need and...
  • St Paul's Advice Centre
    St Pauls Advice Centre provides free, independent, impartial and confidential legal advice services.  From 2011 we are delivering Legal Advice and support to residents of East Bristol via outreach in Easton, Barton Hill and Fishponds in addition to covering our historical areas of St Pauls, St...
  • Student Advice and Welfare Services
    We offer advice and information to current students, prospective students and other clients on financial, welfare and immigration issues.

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Benefits

Advice can be given on:

  • Employment Support Allowance
  • Income Support
  • Jobseekers Allowance
  • Pension Credit
  • Housing Benefit & Council Tax Benefit
  • Disability Living Allowance & Attendance Allowance
  • Tax Credits
  • And all other benefits.

Agencies can offer advice on: what you are entitled to claim, how to claim, difficulties in claiming, help with appeals and representation at tribunals

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