Helping you live well
Tel: 01237 476363
Benefits / Debt / Money
Dept for Work & Pensions
0845 604 3719
0800 169 0190 (Job Centre Bideford)
DWP is responsible for welfare, pensions and child maintenance policy. It administers the State Pension and a range of working age, disability and ill health benefits.
Citizen's Advice
Help with completing PIP forms, debt and money advice.
Tues and Wed 10-3 drop in, next to Bideford Medical Centre - limited advice given at these sessions unless emergency or safeguarding otherwise it is to help direct people to swiftest, best place for help they need.
Debt Advice drop in - first and third Wednesdays of month (other advice still open these days as well)
Behind Bideford Medical Centre. Go into car park behind medical centre and CA is in bottom left hand corner - well signposted.
Advice Line 0808 27 87 999
Help to Claim (part of Citizens Advice)
Specific help for Universal Credit applications.
Tel: 0800 144 8444
Turn2us
Benefits calculator, grants search, PIP helper, info about benefits
Scope
Disability benefits
Tel: 0808 800 3333
StepChange
Free online debt advice
Tel: 0800 138 1111
National Debtline
Independent debt advice charity - for those struggling with debt
Tel: 0808 808 4000
Wiser Money (part of Navigate)
Aiming to improve the quality of life, wellbeing and financial resilience of people in rural settlements. Specialises in working with people living on low incomes across Devon experiencing (or at risk of experiencing) poverty, financial hardship and social and financial exclusion.
Tel: 01823 299050
Navigate
Free money management workshops and courses.
Tel: 01823 299050
Encompass
Helping you to take control of your money and debts, free confidential and impartial debt and money advice.
Tel: 01271 371 499
CAP - Christians Against Poverty
Locally based money and debt advice, help with budgeting, one-to-one support.
Money Helper
Savings calculator, info on benefits, budgeting, bill prioritising, dealing with debt, scams, and more.