If you live in Birmingham, there are several local agencies that can provide you with the free debt advice that you need. Birmingham’s local debt help centres are depicted on this map and listed below.
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Birmingham City Council
www.birmingham.gov.uk
Birmingham City Council has its own Debt Advice Team.
Telephone 0121 303 2087 to book an appointment with one of their advisors.
The council website has useful debt help information; see their How to deal with your debts page.
Birmingham City Council has 20 Neighbourhood Offices providing face to face advice on issues such as benefit claims, debt and housing problems. They are marked in blue on the map above.
Citizens Advice Bureaux
Citizens Advice Bureaux offer free, specialist advice on many areas including debt, housing and welfare entitlements.
Birmingham CAB
Ground Floor, Gazette Buildings,
168 Corporation Street,
Birmingham B4 6TF
Tel: 08444 77 10 10
www.bcabs.org.uk
Opening hours:
Telephone to make an appointment.
Chelmsely Wood CAB
176 Bosworth Drive,
Chelmsley Wood,
Birmingham B37 5DZ
0121 779 6707
www.chelmsleycab.org.uk
Opening hours (for initial assessments):
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday, 10am-3pm
Local advice centres
Other local advice centres in Birmingham include:
Birmingham Settlement
Units 4-7, Alma House,
Newtown Shopping Centre,
Birmingham B19 2AB
Tel: 0121 250 3000
www.birminghamsettlement.org.uk
Birmingham Settlement runs a Community Money Advice Centre (CMAC) offering free, confidential and independent advice on debt and welfare benefits.
Open door service:
Monday-Friday, 10am-3pm
Birmingham Settlement also runs an appointments service on Friday mornings at:
The Centre for the Aston Family
359-361 Witton Road Aston
Birmingham, B6 6NS
Telephone to make an appointment
The Crossway
77-79 Vivian Road,
Harborne,
Birmingham B17 0DT
Tel: 0121 426 0077
www.thecrossway.org.uk
The Crossway offers a Debt Support service that can provide help with budgeting, making sense of paperwork and getting to grips with your finances.
Opening hours:
Monday & Thursday evening
Tuesday morning
(telephone 0121 426 0071 first for an appointment)
Castle Vale Tenants and Residents Alliance
Spitfire House,
Castle Vale Community Campus,
10 High Street, Castle Vale,
Birmingham B35 7PR
Tel: 0121 747 5932
www.castlevale.org.uk
Provides debt advice, housing advice and legal advice to the residents of Castle Vale.
Karis Neighbour Scheme
Wellspring Centre,
Parker Street,
Edgbaston,
Birmingham B16 8UU
Tel: 0121 456 3212
www.karisneighbourscheme.org
This service is for the residents of the Ladywood, Edgbaston and Harborne districts of Birmingham. They offer support with filling in forms, provide basic advice and can signpost to more specialist advice agencies.
Drop in sessions:
Monday, 1-4pm
Wednesday, 9am-12pm
Free legal advice services
The following law centres offer free legal advice on debt matters:
Birmingham Law Centre
Dolphin House,
54 Coventry Road,
Birmingham B10 0RX
Tel: 0121 766 7466
www.birminghamlawcentre.org.uk
Birmingham Law Centre can provide free specialist advice on debt, welfare benefits, housing, community care and discrimination in employment or goods and services.
The College of Law Legal Advice Centre Birmingham
The College of Law,
133 Great Hampton Street,
Birmingham B18 6AQ
Tel: 01483 216 050
www.college-of-law.co.uk
The Legal Advice Clinic offers free legal advice and signposting on non-urgent legal matters for those who live or work in Birmingham (term-time only).
Credit Unions
Credit Unions offer a safe, ethical place to save and borrow money. Birmingham is host to several Credit Unions, including:
Citysave Credit Union Ltd
16 Waterloo Street,
Birmingham B2 5UG
Tel: 0121 303 4013
www.citysave.org.uk
Opening hours:
Monday & Tuesday, 9.15am-4.45pm
Wednesday, 10am-4.45pm
Thursday & Friday, 8.15am - 4.45pm
Communisave
1884, Pershore Road, Cotteridge,
Birmingham B30 3AS
Tel: 0121 486 2035
www.communisave.co.uk
Opening hours:
Monday-Friday, 9.30am-4.30pm
Saturday, 10am-1pm
Handsworth Breakthrough Credit Union
981a Tyburn Road, Erdington,
Birmingham B24 0TJ
Tel: 0845 456 2453
www.hbcu-online.org
Opening hours:
Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm
North Birmingham Community Credit Union Ltd
200 Sutton New Road, Erdington,
Birmingham B23 6QU
Tel: 0121 350 8883
www.nbccu.org.uk
Opening hours:
Monday-Friday, 10-4pm
Saturday, 10am-12.30pm
Debt advice for older people
Older residents of Birmingham can seek specialist help and advice from:
Age Concern Birmingham
Central Advice and Information Office,
198 Corporation Street,
Birmingham B4 6QB
Tel: 0121 236 2197
www.ageconcernbirmingham.org.uk
Advice and information on benefits, debt, fuel bills and housing repairs. Age Concern also offers a befriending service and help with application forms.
Broadening Choices for Older People (BCOP)
Tel: 0121 459 7670
www.bcop.org.uk
This charity operates a handy person service, sources hardship grants and signposts older people to agencies that offer specialist support.
Support for tenants
Wolverhampton Federation of Tenants Associations
Supports public sector tenants in the Wolverhampton area providing advice and support, for more information:
Tel: 01902 55 6816
www.wfta.org.uk