Age UK Camden

The Age UK Camden Information & Advice service offer advice on:

• Welfare and benefits.
• Debt and money.
• Housing.
• Accessing services.
• Charitable grants.
• Supporting people with arranging Lasting Power of Attorney and later life planning.

This service is available for Camden residents aged 55+. It is also available for the carers of a Camden resident, when the information and advice is relevant to their role as a carer. 

Contact details

• Telephone: 020 7837 3777.
• Email: [email protected]
• Website.

Click here for information about Age UK Camden's drop in, in-person, Information and Advice sessions.

Citizens Advice Camden 

Citizens Advice Camden delivers local projects and services alongside Voluntary and Community Sector partners, as well as a national debt advice help line. 

When Camden resident's connect with the national helpline, they can request to be put in touch with local support services.

Contact details

• Telephone Adviceline: 0800 028 3146 (free from mobiles and landlines). Open 10am t0 4pm from Monday to Friday.
• Request a call back.
• Website: camdencabservice.org.uk/get-advice/adviceline/ 

Mary Ward Legal Centre Debt Advice 

On a referral basis, Mary Ward Legal Centre offer debt advice on all personal debt issues including:

• Rent and mortgage arrears.
• Council tax arrears.
• Benefits overpayments.
• Credit debts.
• Bankruptcy and Debt Relief Orders.
• Unpaid gas/electricity bills.

The service will support people with any size of debt/s, on any income, who are resident in any London borough.

Contact details

• Referral form.
• Telephone: 020 7269 0292. The Debt Line is open from 10am to 5pm Monday to Friday. (Call back available for those low on credit.)
• Email: [email protected]
• Website: marywardlegal.org.uk/legal-advice/debt-advice/

The Sherriff Centre

Registered charity The Sherriff Centre offer a free debt advice service regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. They are also members of Advice UK.

The service can help with a wide range of debt issues including:

• Utility debt.
• Rent and council tax arrears.
• Credit debts.
• Overpayment of benefits.
• Tax credits.
• Emergencies such as repossession, eviction or disconnection.

To access the service, resident's must present with a minimum of a single debt - there needn’t be any immediate threat from the creditor. 

Whilst accepting self-referrals, The Sherriff Centre recommend that council staff phone while face-to-face with a resident who has an emergency (particularly court dates).

Contact details

• Telephone: 07806 807 730.
• Email: [email protected]
• Website: thesherriffcentre.co.uk/charity 

National debt support charities

• StepChange Debt Charity: www.stepchange.org, 0800 138 1111.

• National Debtline: www.nationaldebtline.org, 0808 808 400.