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| AdviceNow self help guides |
Advicenow guides are easy-to-read and practical. They explain what you need to know, where you need to go, and what you need to do to solve your problem. |
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| BreakEven |
Counsellors specialising in working with problem gambling. |
01273 833722 |
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| Debt appointment resources |
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| Essex Guardians |
Offer a financial management service. Will take care of transactions if person no longer has capacity to do this. There is a cost of £640 to set up and then a further £600 per year if the person has > £16k or 3% of the total if a person has < £16k. Requires a local contact / neighbour to take care of daily spending money. |
01245 434033 |
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| Gambling |
National Gambling Helpline: 0808 8020 133 Gamblers Anonymous: 0330 094 0322 |
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| Lender Hand |
Lenderhand is a charity that provides families and individuals living in Essex with assistance by paying for goods or services that they could not otherwise afford, providing a helping hand through the challenging periods of their lives. |
020 8532 5066 |
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| Money Advice Service |
Free and impartial money advice, set up by the Government. |
0800 138 7777 |
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| Money Lending (Illegal) Team |
Loan sharks are illegal moneylenders who often charge very high interest rates. You can check if a company is authorised to lend money and report loan sharks anonymously. |
0300 555 2222 Shortcode: *2 Pause 923 |
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| National Debtline |
0808 808 4000 Shortcode: *2 Pause 908 |
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| PayPlan |
Free Debt help. |
0800 280 2816 |
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| Stepchange - formerly CCCS |
Helping people overcome their debt problems. |
0800 138 1111 Shortcode, *2 Pause 912 |
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