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Advice on debt, benefits and housing issues. It is provided on a drop-in basis for people in the Rose Hill and Donnington area. Does not deal with immigration issues.
Benefits:
We tell you your entitlements.
We help you make applications.
We help you appeal.
We represent you at hearings.
Debt:
We help you draw up a budget.
We help with repayment schedules.
We help with Debt Relief Orders.
We help with bankruptcy.
Housing:
Rent arrears.
Evictions.
Mortgage repossessions.
Oxfordshire Specialist Advice Service (OSAS) provides a dedicated telephone advice line and email service, which aims to answer all your queries around benefits, money advice, budgeting and other welfare issues and link you into services that can provide further support. This is backed up by a team of specialist advisers, who are able to meet face to face with people unable to access advice by telephone, email or in their local community.
The service also supports professionals who may be working with you, through the provision of comprehensive and responsive training opportunities and a consultancy line for specialist case support.
The service is free for people to use. It is jointly funded by Adult Social Care and Children, Education and Families, so it is focused on meeting the needs of people living in Oxfordshire who are struggling with their day-to-day lives due to disability or ill heath. However, you do not have to have a carer or anyone looking after you.
The Kidlington and District Information Centre provides advice and information on local services, employment, consumer rights, benefits, legal, housing, social services, health and sickness. Provides assistance with form filling and directing people to third party sources of advice – no appointment needed. Self-referral or Red Cross and Social Services referral.
The Good Neighbour Scheme-
This scheme has been operating since June 2010, is open to anybody over 60 or disabled. We have volunteers that have all been DBS checked and are ready to help.
Assistance can be arranged with gardening, small household tasks, dog walking, prescription collection, etc.
Befriending services can also be organised.
Banburyshire Advice Centre is an independent charity that provides advice on benefits (including benefit form filling), general financial and legal advice, education course information and career advice, housing advice, bereavement advice, and advice for carers. They do not give debt advice but can issue Foodbank vouchers to those in need.
Wantage Independent Advice Centre is a free advice service which covers a range of topics, including debt counselling, employment rights, benefit entitlement checks. It is for people in Wantage, Grove and Vale of White Horse. There is also a volunteer transport scheme; good neighbour scheme; food bank referral and donation point; free solicitor surgery; free business surgery.
The Citizens Advice Bureau provides free, independent, confidential and impartial advice on a wide range of issues such as debt, welfare benefits, housing matters, consumer rights, court proceedings, child support maintenance and employment.
As well as the general helpline, they also have a consumers helpline, a witness service to support those in court and a pension guidance for those aged over 50. Their aim is to speak up for their clients, however they may be able too.
Consumers helpline: 08082 231133
Witness service: https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/law-and-courts/legal-system/going-to-court-as-a-witness1/
Pension Guidance: https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/about-us/how-we-provide-advice/advice-partnerships/pension-wise/
There is a central phone number and website for all Oxfordshire Bureaus:
Number: 03444 111 444
Website: https://caox.org.uk/
The contact details below are specific to the Henley branch.
The Citizens Advice Bureau provides free, independent, confidential and impartial advice on a wide range of issues such as debt, welfare benefits, housing matters, consumer rights, court proceedings, child support maintenance and employment.
As well as the general helpline, they also have a consumers helpline, a witness service to support those in court and a pension guidance for those aged over 50. Their aim is to speak up for their clients, however they may be able too.
Consumers helpline: 08082 231133
Witness service: https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/law-and-courts/legal-system/going-to-court-as-a-witness1/
Pension Guidance: https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/about-us/how-we-provide-advice/advice-partnerships/pension-wise/
There is a central phone number and website for all Oxfordshire Bureaus:
Number: 03444 111 444
Website: https://caox.org.uk/
The contact details below are specific to the Watlington branch.
The Citizens Advice Bureau provides free, independent, confidential and impartial advice on a wide range of issues such as debt, welfare benefits, housing matters, consumer rights, court proceedings, child support maintenance and employment.
As well as the general helpline, they also have a consumers helpline, a witness service to support those in court and a pension guidance for those aged over 50. Their aim is to speak up for their clients, however they may be able too.
Consumers helpline: 08082 231133
Witness service: https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/law-and-courts/legal-system/going-to-court-as-a-witness1/
Pension Guidance: https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/about-us/how-we-provide-advice/advice-partnerships/pension-wise/
There is a central phone number and website for all Oxfordshire Bureaus:
Number: 03444 111 444
Website: https://caox.org.uk/
The contact details below are specific to the Witney branch.
The Citizens Advice Bureau provides free, independent, confidential and impartial advice on a wide range of issues such as debt, welfare benefits, housing matters, consumer rights, court proceedings, child support maintenance and employment.
As well as the general helpline, they also have a consumers helpline, a witness service to support those in court and a pension guidance for those aged over 50. Their aim is to speak up for their clients, however they may be able too.
Consumers helpline: 08082 231133
Witness service: https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/law-and-courts/legal-system/going-to-court-as-a-witness1/
Pension Guidance: https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/about-us/how-we-provide-advice/advice-partnerships/pension-wise/
There is a central phone number and website for all Oxfordshire Bureaus:
Number: 03444 111 444
Website: https://caox.org.uk/
The contact details below are specifically for the Didcot branch.
The Citizens Advice Bureau provides free, independent, confidential and impartial advice on a wide range of issues such as debt, welfare benefits, housing matters, consumer rights, court proceedings, child support maintenance and employment.
As well as the general helpline, they also have a consumers helpline, a witness service to support those in court and a pension guidance for those aged over 50. Their aim is to speak up for their clients, however they may be able too.
Consumers helpline: 08082 231133
Witness service: https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/law-and-courts/legal-system/going-to-court-as-a-witness1/
Pension Guidance: https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/about-us/how-we-provide-advice/advice-partnerships/pension-wise/
There is a central phone number and website for all Oxfordshire Bureaus:
Number: 03444 111 444
Website: https://caox.org.uk/
The contact details below are specifically for the Chipping Norton Branch.
