Support Services

Assistance with Training and Study
Benefit Information and Government Support
Childcare
Managing Your Money
Nationality and Citizenship
Other Advisory Services
Pensions/Planning Ahead

Assistance with Training and Study

Student Finance (Directgov)

Information about Career Development Loans (Directgov)

Funding your studies (British Council)

Higher Education student support (DCSF)

Time off for study or training (DCSF)

Studying expenses and advice on financial help (HERO)

Financial help and advice if you are studying (support4learning)

Advice on funding further study (Prospects)

Scholarship search facility (Hotcourses and UCAS)

National Bureau for Students with Disabilities (Skill)

Information for disabled students (Prospects)

Options for help with funding in Scotland (Learndirect Scotland)

Benefit Information and Government Support

A-Z of Government Benefits (DWP)

Money, Tax and Benefits (Directgov)

Apply for Tax Credits online (HM Revenue & Customs)

Department of Health (DH)

Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (BERR)

Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF)

Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS)

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)

Practical advice for business (Business Link)

Civil Service Recruitment Gateway (careers.civil-service)

Health and Safety Executive - Leaflets in Other Languages (HSE)

Supporting ex-Service men and women (Service Personnel and Veterans Agency)

Childcare

Information on early education, childcare, health and family support (SureStart)

National and local childcare information (Childcare Link)

Scottish childcare information (Scottish Childcare link)

Information sources for parents (Directgov)

Benefits and services for families (DWP)

Help with childcare while studying (Learndirect)

Support and advice for parents (Parentline Plus)

Managing Your Money

Managing money (Directgov)

Want to learn about money? (learn about money)

Understand financial matters (money matters to me & NIACE)

Free tax advice for anyone on a low income (TaxAid)

The personal finance resource (*doughuk)

Financial Services Authority - Consumer Information (FSA)

Nationality and Citizenship

Information sources for people coming to Britain and on UK citizenship and nationality (Directgov)

Immigration and Nationality Directorate (Home Office)

Support for asylum seekers and refugees (Refugee Council)

Immigration Advisory Service (IAS)

Legal advice and representation for refugees (Refugee Legal Centre)

Work Permits (Working in the UK)

Advisory Board on Naturalisation and Integration (ABNI)

Other Advisory Services

Employment Information for Disabled People (Directgov)

Employment Information for Carers (Directgov)

Information on equal opportunities (Equal Opportunities Commission)

Legal information and advice (Community Legal Service Direct)

The Law Centres Federation (LCF)

Disability Rights Commission (DRC GB)

UK provider of employment services for disabled people (Shaw Trust)

Making IT accessible to all (Ability Net)

The Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation (RADAR)

The Royal National Institute for the Deaf (RNID)

Deaf and hearing people working together towards equality (deafPLUS)

The Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB)

Action for Blind People (AFBP)

Support and services for sensory impaired people (Sense)

Disability rights and benefits (Directgov)

Disability news, campaigns and forums (Disability Now)

Special Educational Needs and Disability (Teachernet)

Employment and training services for disabled people (Scope)

Confidential help on a range of mental health issues (Mind)

Information about mental health (Rethink)

Understanding learning disability (MENCAP)

The National Agency on alcohol misuse (Alcohol Concern)

Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.)

Information on a wide range of health conditions (BBC)

Information about arthritis (Arthritis Care)

UK charity that helps people cope with dyspraxia (Dyspraxia Foundation)

The National Autistic Society (NAS)

Multiple Sclerosis Society (MS Society)

Information and advice about epilepsy (Epilepsy Action)

The British Stammering Association (BSA)

The anxiety disorders charity (National Phobics Society)

The Alzheimer's Society (Alzheimers)

Information and services for ex-offenders (NACRO)

Helping prisoners and ex-prisoners adjust to life outside (Bridging the Gap)

British Institute of Learning Disabilities (BILD)

Forum for OTs with disabilities (COT)

Pensions/Planning Ahead

Planning ahead for your pension (The Pension Service)

Pensions and retirement (Directgov)

Support for people making decisions about working and retirement (Age Positive)

Supporting age legislation in the workplace (Third Age Employment Network)

Learning through life (Life Academy)

Online resource for the over 50's (Directgov)

Age Concern