Age UK Norfolk
https://www.ageuk.org.uk/norfolk/SERVICE OFFER: We offer help and advice about benefits, housing, debt, money, lasting power of attorney, social care and support, telephone befriending and activities.
CRITERIA: We support people aged 50 and over, including carers and families (excludes Norwich).
Age UK Norwich
https://www.ageuk.org.uk/norwich/SERVICE OFFER: We offer help and advice about benefits, housing, debt, money, lasting power of attorney, social care and support, telephone befriending and activities.
CRITERIA: Our services are for people aged 50 and over, including carers and families, in the Norwich area only.
Diss, Thetford & District Citizens Advice
http://www.cadat.org.uk/SERVICE OFFER: We offer a broad range of advice including debt, welfare benefits, housing, employment, immigration, health, consumer and family.
CRITERIA: This service is for the Diss and Thetford area only.
Mancroft Advice Project (MAP)
http://www.map.uk.netSERVICE OFFER:
We offer advice in the following areas: housing; money and benefits; employment, education and training; being a young parent; relationships, sex and sexual health; gender identity; mental health; drugs and alcohol.
CRITERIA:
We offer this service to 11–25-year-olds.
Norfolk Citizens Advice
https://www.ncab.org.uk/SERVICE OFFER:
We offer a broad range of advice including debt, welfare benefits, housing, employment, immigration, health, family and consumer.
CRITERIA:
Our service excludes Diss and Thetford areas.
Norfolk Community Law Service
http://www.ncls.co.uk/SERVICE OFFER:
We offer free, confidential, and independent legal advice in the following areas: employment law, family law, general law, discrimination, domestic abuse, debt, immigration and welfare benefits (appeals and tribunals only).
CRITERIA:
Our services are open to anyone who lives in Norfolk, in particular to those who may not otherwise be able to access legal assistance or debt advice. We do not advise on criminal law (unless relating to Domestic Abuse).
Shelter
https://england.shelter.org.uk/get_help/local_services/norwichSERVICE OFFER:
We offer specialist housing advice including evictions, contracts and homelessness. We also offer accredited debt advice. Advocacy and representation available. PLEASE READ OUR CRITERIA BELOW AND ON OUR DETAILED LISTING BEFORE REFERRING.
CURRENT CRITERIA:
For residents of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk council area: we are open for all type of housing advice referrals.
For residents of North Norfolk, Breckland, Broadland, Norwich, Great Yarmouth, South Norfolk :
– Legal Aid* cases for Possession and Eviction, and Homelessness S202 review cases
– Housing Advice cases for written Housing Allocation Banding or Qualification Decisions, depending on the merits of the case.
– Social Prescribing cases (referred to the Living Well teams via the client’s GP and ICC’s only)