South holland Citizens Advice Bureau

SPALDING

24 The Crescent, Spalding, Lincs PE11 1AF
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday: 10am – 4pm
Thursday and Friday: 10am – 1pm

HOLBEACH

The Parish Council Offices,
11 West End,
Holbeach
Monday and Friday: 10am – 1pm

LONG SUTTON

The Market House,
Market Street,
Long Sutton Monday and Thursday: 10am – 1pm

Advice

We offer advice on a wide range of subjects including welfare benefits, debt, employment, consumer, family problems, housing, etc. Our advice system is provided by our national association and is constantly updated.

Assistance

We can assist in the completion of forms, in writing letters, and in negotiating on behalf of clients.

Home Visits

We offer home visits to those clients who are unable to access our offices, due to infirmity, disability or caring responsibilities. Much of our outreach work is made possible by the help of a grant from the Big Lottery and from funding from the Legal Services Commission.

Telephone Advice

We are part of the Lincolnshire Telephone Advice Service, which is a countywide service covered by seven bureaux each weekday between 10am and 3pm. There is recorded information outside these hours or when all our lines are busy.

Telephone: 08701 22 44 22 (National Call Rate)

Local Contact numbers for Benefits and Debt

Our Welfare Benefits Advice Line is 01775 766668
Our Debt Advice Line is 01775 762255
Our Welfare Benefits Advice Line for over 60s is 01775 713508

E-mail Advice

We offer advice by e-mail to residents of Lincolnshire – shcab@aol.com

Legal Help (formerly Legal Aid)

We were awarded a contract by the Legal Services Commission in January 2002 to provide Legal Help in Debt and Welfare Benefits. Our specialist caseworkers are highly trained and very competent to give advice to Legal Help standards, to those clients eligible for Legal Help (Legal Aid).

Solicitors

We can provide clients with a list of local solicitors, some of whom offer a free initial diagnostic interview.

Housing Advice

Shelter, Lincolnshire, provides a surgery for advice on housing problems in our Spalding office on alternate Wednesdays, by appointment.

Oasis

Oasis offers counselling and support to the families of those addicted to drugs or alcohol, each Thursday afternoon in our offices, between 1.00 and 3.00 pm.

Links

South Holland CAB website:
www.shollandcab.co.uk

Citizens Advice national websites:
www.adviceguide.org.uk
www.citizensadvice.org.uk