Cardiff also has a number of local advice centres offering free debt help. These organisations are listed below and shown on this map:
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Cardiff Council
C2C Help Centre,
Ground Floor, Cardiff Central Library,
The Hayes,
Cardiff CF10 1FL
Tel: 029 2087 2087 (English)
and 029 2087 2088 (Cymraeg)
www.cardiff.gov.uk
Cardiff Council’s website has a section dedicated to Recession Advice with useful information on dealing with debt and money management.
Local advice centres in Cardiff
There are a number of local advice centres in Cardiff, including:
Cardiff Citizens Advice Bureau
1-7 Castle House,
Cardiff CF10 1BS
Tel. 0844 477 2020
Cardiff CAB offers specialist advice on debt, housing, money and welfare benefits.
Opening hours:
Monday-Thursday, 9am-3pm
Friday, 9.30am-12.30pm
Riverside Advice
41A Lower Cathedral Rd,
Cardiff CF11 6LW
Tel: 029 2034 1577
www.riversideadvice.f2s.com
Riverside Advice can advise on debt, financial problems and welfare benefits. Telephone to make an appointment.
Speakeasy Advice Centre
166 Richmond Road,
Cardiff CF24 3BX
Tel:. 029 2045 3111
www.speakeasyadvice.co.uk
The Speakeasy Advice Centre provides free legal advice and representation for people struggling with debt and information on welfare benefits.
Christians Against Poverty (CAP) Cardiff
Albany Road Baptist Church,
Albany Road,
Cardiff CF24 3NU
Tel: 0800 328 0006
www.albanyroadbaptist.org.uk
Practical, free debt advice. Telephone to arrange for a Debt Coach and Support Worker to visit you in your own home.
Cardiff Law Centre
41-42 Clifton Street,
Adamsdown,
Cardiff CF24 1LS
Tel: 029 2049 8117
Provides specialist and general legal advice and representation.
Credit Unions
Credit Unions provide safe and ethical saving and lending schemes to their members. There are two credit unions open to Cardiff residents:
Cardiff Credit Union
County Hall, Atlantic Wharf,
Cardiff, CF10 4UW
Tel: 029 2087 2373
www.cardiffcu.com
Opening hours:
Monday-Friday, 10.30am-2.30pm
Plaid Cymru Credit Union
Tŷ'r Cymry,
11 Gordon Road,
Cardiff CF24 3AJ
Tel. 029 2049 1888
www.ucpccu.org
Opening hours:
Tuesday & Friday, 10.30am-3.30pm
Debt advice for older people
There are a number of organisations offering debt and money advice tailored towards older people living in Cardiff. They include:
Age Concern Cardiff & Vale of Glamorgan
Welfare Rights Team,
The Old School, Bwlch Road,
Fairwater,
Cardiff CF5 3EF
Tel: 029 2056 7883
www.age-concern-cardiff.org.uk
Age Concern’s Welfare Rights Team can advise on issues such as Pension Credit, Housing Benefit, Attendance Allowance and Disability Living Allowance.
Care & Repair Cardiff
Cardiff Community Housing Association,
20 Splott Road,
Cardiff CF24 2BZ
Tel: 029 20473 337
www.ccha.org.uk
Care & Repair Cardiff provides a variety of services for older people including a welfare benefits check and assistance with relevant welfare benefit applications.
Other sources of help
Track 2000 Resource House
Penarth Road Grangetown,
Cardiff CF11 6NG
Tel: 029 2035 5683
www.track2000.org.uk
Rather than buying furniture and household goods on credit, visit Track 2000’s Resource House for preloved items at very low cost.
Opening hours:
Monday-Thursday, 9.30am-2pm
Friday, 9.30am-1pm