Advice Agencies
Local advice agencies
Independent debt advice is available, free of charge, from:
Citizen’s Advice Bureau
The Citizens Advice Bureau offers confidential, impartial advice on a range of consumer issues, including Welfare Benefits, debt advice and housing.
There are three main offices in Wolverhampton:
City Centre (Snow Hill)
Tel: 01902 572006, 10.00am - 2.00pm, Mon-Fri, except Bank Holidays.
Bilston
Tel: 01902 572006, 10.00am - 2.00pm, Mon-Fri, except Bank Holidays.
Low Hill
Tel: 01902 572006, 10.00am - 2.00pm, Mon-Fri, except Bank Holidays.
To find details of your local CAB, including locations and opening times, click on the link below:
www.citizensadvice.org.uk/index/getadvice
ACCI (African Caribbean Community Initiative)
217 Waterloo Terrace, Newhampton Road East, Whitmore Reans, Wolverhampton, WV1 4BA.
Tel: 01902 571230
Daily resource centre open 9.30am - 4.30pm
ACCI provides services to African and African Caribbean adults with mental health and dual diagnosis problems. Staff at the centre can assist with housing, welfare and benefits advice, life skills, training and education.
Age Concern Wolverhampton
Hupton House, 93/94 Darlington Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 4EX.
www.ageconcern.org.uk
Tel: 01902 572060
Aimed at people over 50 years of age.
AWAAZ
Waterloo Terrace, 222 Newhampton Road East, Wolverhampton, WV1 4BA.
Tel: 01902 571260
Advice service for Asian women.
Base 25
Castle House, Wheelers Fold, Wolverhampton, WV1 1ST.
Tel: 01902 572040 or Freephone: 0800 073 0233
Blakenhall Community Advice Centre
164 Dudley Road, Blakenhall, Wolverhampton, WV2 3DN.
Tel: 01902 572353
Advice and information for the local community, including benefits and welfare rights, debt, support for refugees and asylum seekers. Dari, Farsi, Pashto, Punjabi. Access to interpreters.
Heath Town Support & Information Centre
236 Chervil Rise, Heath Town, Wolverhampton, WV10 0HR.
Tel: 01902 553881
National Debtline – Freephone 0808 808 4000, 9am - 9pm, Monday - Friday and 9.30am - 1pm on Saturday.
An answerphone is available out of hours or visit www.nationaldebtline.co.uk/
WARS (Wolverhampton Asylum Seeker and Refugee Services)
Federation House, 20 - 21 Cleveland Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 3HT.
Tel: 01902 311554
Wolverhampton United Ex Service Men's Charity
2 Barn Green, Birches Barn, Wolverhampton, WV3 7AY.
Tel: 01902 621174
Welfare benefits advice for ex service personnel.
Other Advice
Community Legal Services Direct
If you need legal advice, Community Legal Services provides legal information leaflets and legal help factsheets, which can be requested free of charge from www.clsdirect.org.uk
Consumer Credit Counselling Service
Budgeting tips and practical advice on how to manage debt are available at www.cccs.co.uk The CCCS also offer advice on the wise use of credit and how to establish manageable plans to repay debts.
Freephone: 0800 138 1111, 8am - 8pm, Monday - Friday.
Financial Services Authority
Tips on how to avoid getting into debt, managing your debts and what to do if your circumstances change, can be found on the Financial Services website at www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk
Further information is available in the leaflet where to get help with your debts.pdf 568Kb
