Information and advice on benefits and debt, including help with bills, credit unions, borrowing and financial care planning, tax and help to manage Individual Service Funds
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We provide free peer led information and advice on all issues relating to independent living.
- Access Dorset: 01202 771336
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If you are retired, we can help you check whether you are missing out on money, which is rightfully yours. We have a number of resources, which can help you find out more about money and benefits.
- Age UK Bournemouth, Poole and East Dorset - Money and Benefits: 01202 530530
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We can carry out benefits entitlement checks and provide support in claiming benefits, such as filling in claim forms.
- Age UK Dorchester - Money and Benefits: 01305 269444
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We give grants to frail elderly people in distress when they need it. We can provide grants for nearly anything which is required to take away hardship from the day to day life of an older person.
- Aid for the Aged in Distress - AFTAID: 0870 803 1950 (access charges and call charges apply)
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Altogether Care can manage your Individual Service Fund (ISF). We will hold an ISF for people living across Dorset.
- Ellie FruinHayes: 01305 206143, 07881 802196
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Our experienced staff can help with a variety of needs for benefits and related advice.
- Age Concern North Dorset: 01258 475582
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Bournemouth Churches Housing Association can manage your Individual Service Fund (ISF). We will hold an ISF for people living in Bridport.
- Bournemouth Churches Housing Association: 01202 410500
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The British Gas Energy Trust helps individuals and families living in fuel poverty or other suffering or distress who are struggling with their gas and/or electricity debts by awarding grants to clear those debts.
- British Gas Energy Trust: 01733 421021
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We are passionate about releasing people in our nation from a life sentence of debt, poverty and its causes. We offer free debt counselling. Working with the church we bring good news, hope and freedom.
- Christians Against Poverty: 01274 760720
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We help people resolve their legal, money and other problems by providing free, independent and confidential advice, and by influencing policymakers.
- Citizens Advice - Bournemouth and Poole: 03444 111 444
- Citizens Advice - Bridport: 0344 245 1291
- Citizens Advice - Christchurch: 0344 245 1291
- Citizens Advice - Dorchester and District: 0344 245 1291
- Citizens Advice - East Dorset: 0344 245 1291
- Citizens Advice - North Dorset: 0344 245 1291
- Citizens Advice - Purbeck: 03444 111 444
- Citizens Advice - Sherborne: 0344 245 1291
- Citizens Advice - Weymouth and Portland: 0344 245 1291
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CQB Care Consultancy provide specialist knowledge, advice, support and assistance with adult social care options, financing adult social care and welfare benefits.
- Claire Quinton: 07845 231488
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Darwin Care Ltd can manage your Individual Service Fund (ISF). We will hold an ISF for people living in Purbeck, Weymouth and Portland.
- Darwin Care Ltd: 01305 839592
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Debt Advice Foundation is a registered national debt advice and education charity offering free, confidential support and advice to anyone worried about loans, credit and debt. Because we're a debt charity, you can be sure that the advice we provide is impartial and based solely on what is best for you.
- Debt Advice Foundation: 0800 043 40 50
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Debt Support Trust is a not-for-profit debt advice charity with trained, friendly debt advisors who can advise you on suitable debt solutions. We are a national debt advice charity helping people across the UK.
- Debt Support Trust: 0800 085 0226
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Dimensions can manage your Individual Service Fund (ISF). We will hold an ISF for people living in Christchurch, East Dorset, West Dorset, North Dorset, Weymouth and Portland.
- Dimensions: 0300 303 9014
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Advice, assistance and advocacy with disability benefits, creating Lasting Power of Attorney and Advanced Decisions, applying to the Court of Protection for Deputyship, writing wills with trusts for disabled family members.
- Diverse Abilities Advice Service: 0300 330 5514
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Dorset Advocacy can manage your Individual Service Fund (ISF). We will hold an ISF for people living across Dorset.
- Dorset Advocacy: 01305 251033
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Get the help and advice you need to stay warm this winter. The Healthy Homes Project can give you advice about switching suppliers, loans and grants, benefits claims, home improvements and more.
- Julie Wigg: 01202 847610, 07421 994586
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Dosh can manage your Individual Service Fund (ISF). We will hold an ISF for people living across Dorset.
- Dosh Financial Advocacy: 0300 303 1288
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The EDF Energy Trust helps families and individuals living in fuel poverty, suffering or other distress who are struggling to pay their gas and/or electricity bill by awarding grants to clear those debts.
- EDF Energy Trust: 01733 421060
