Advice and Benefits

information to help you when you're facing a challenge, have a problem or an emergency.
Consumer, business, health legal and community information and advice from Trading Standards and other sources.

If you can't find the contact details you are looking for here please get in touch with us and we will do our best to find what you need. Email to webteam@gloucestershire.gov.uk

	GUiDE & PALS Information Service a free and confidential health, social care and disability information service for the public and professionals		Are you struggling because of the recession? Information to help you, your family or your business
	Advice & Guidance for Families The Advice and Guidance for Families Service covers the work of the following services:- The Family Information Service, The Parent Partnership Service, and the Choice Advice Service		Education Maintenance Allowance Help for families on low incomes and with children aged 16 - 19 years in full-time education
	Trading Standards protecting the interests of Gloucestershire consumers and businesses		Benefit entitlement, debt and unemployment How to find out your entitlements, who to contact for help, dealing with debt and unemployment
	Advocacy What is Advocacy?		Seeking information or advice on entitlement to financial/welfare benefits? You can telephone or email the Adult/Children & Families Helpdesk to ask a question or complete the online form below.
	Death and Bereavement What to do when someone dies.		Citizens Advice Bureaux provide free and confidential advice on any problem.
	Emergencies - Gas, Electricity, Water Who to contact in the event of problems with gas, electricity, water suply or drains		Making a Will everything you need to know in one place on DirectGov
	Digital TV - The Switchover Help Scheme The West TV region - that includes parts of Gloucestershire - will be switched over to digital TV from March 24th 2010		Community Legal Advice Need information about a legal problem? Want to know who and where your local adviser is? Does it cost anything and can you get financial help? If so, Community Legal Advice can help.
	Magistrates' and Family Courts Links to the courts web sites where you can find contact information and details of court sittings We also have direct links to the court service location maps.		Divorce, relationship breakdown and the family courts Information to help you from DirectGov
	Help and Advice other organisations offering a wide range of help and advice services		Domestic Violence and Abuse help and information for those at risk
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