BCHFLinks
To access support & advice information please click on the relevant link below:
BENEFIT, DEBT, MONEY ADVICE & HELP FOR PEOPLE ON A LOW INCOME
Money Tax and Benefit Advice - Government website giving information about money, tax and benefits
Turn2Us - Free, accessible website to help you find appropriate sources of financial support, quickly and easily, based on particular needs and circumstances.
North Bristol Advice Service - Providing debt, employment, housing and welfare benefits advice for people in North Bristol & South Glos.
Bristol Debt Advice - Free and independent advice on all kinds of debt issues.
Citizens Advice Bureau - Helps people resolve their legal, money and other problems by providing free, independent and confidential advice
Consumer Credit Counselling Service - A national charity providing free, impartial and anonymous debt advice.
Bristol Credit Union - Provides fair financial services for everyone in Bristol and the surrounding area.
Age UK - Providing advice for older people and their carers on issues like housing, health and finance.
Sofa Project - Providing new and second hand furniture, household goods and electrical appliances across Bristol with discount for those on a low income.
Energy Efficiency Tips - see the PDF below
HOUSING
Home Choice Bristol - Details of how to apply for housing in Bristol and how to join the housing register.
HomeSwapper - HomeSwapper is for social tenants (in rented property) who want a house swap (or flat swap). This is also called mutual exchange.
Shelter - The housing and homelessness charity.
South Gloucestershire Council website
Bath & North East Somerset Council website
North Somerset Council website
Homelessness and Prevention - If you are Homeless, threatened with Homelessness, or would just like advice on what housing options are available to you.
Independent People - Provides housing, support and advice to young people aged between 16 and 25 in Bristol and South Gloucestershire.
Housing Ombudsman Service - Independent impartial service to investigate complaints after the landlord’s complaint process has been exhausted.
National Housing Federation - Represents 1,200 not-for-profit housing associations in England campaigning for better housing & neighbourhoods.
COMMUNITY
Upper Horfield Neighbourhood Trust
Henbury and Brentry Community Council
Voscur (Bristol’s Council for Voluntary Service)
Community Group - an online resource for residents to organise and improve their local community
Bristol Wireless - low cost computers.
Bristol Streets - events and transport information
CRIME & SAFETY
Community Safety Links (via Police website)
Mind Your Street website (for crime data)
Kennel Club - Good Dog Ownership
TRANSPORT
Lawrence Weston Community Transport
REGULATORS
Homes & Communities Agency - The national housing and regeneration agency.
Tenant Services Authority - The regulator for social housing; raising the standard of services for tenants.
BCHF has provided links to a number of external websites. It has no control over these sites, their content, or the accuracy or reliability of any of the information contained on them. Consequently, it cannot endorse the accuracy of any information that is contained on these or any related sites. In addition, there are links from this site which lead to resources located on servers maintained by other organisations that BCHF has no control over.
