There are a variety of advice services in Gloucestershire and nationally on a variety of issues. Here you will find a small selection of them. Many of these sites have useful links to other websites.
General Advice
Citizens Advice Bureau
The Citizens Advice Bureau offers free, confidential, impartial and independent advice. You can find Citizens Advice Bureaux in Stroud, Berkeley, Dursley and Wotton-Under-Edge. Further details can be found at:
- Citizens Advice Bureau website.
- You can also visit the Citizens Advice Bureau Adviceguide website that has information and advice on a number of issues.
Benefits Advice
Housing and Council Tax Benefit
You can find advice, information and Frequently Asked Questions on Housing and Council Tax Benefits.
Department for Work and Pensions
For information on benefits and services available from the Department for Work and Pensions, visit the DWP website.
Consumer Advice
Trading Standards
Gloucestershire Trading Standards are responsible for enforcement of laws controlling the accuracy, description, price, quality, quantity, and safety of goods and services in Gloucestershire. Further information can be found on their website at www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/glos/index.htm.
Housing Advice
Council Housing
You can find advice, information and Frequently Asked Questions on Council owned Housing.
Housingnet
The Housingnet website has lots of advice and information on topics such as social housing, private housing, and student housing.
Legal Advice
Community Legal Service Direct
Community Legal Service Direct is an easy-to-use service that helps people deal with their legal problems. It provides free information, help and advice direct to the public on a range of common legal issues. Community Legal Service Direct is available via a national helpline - 0845 345 4 345 and a website - www.clsdirect.org.uk
Health Advice
GUiDE
GUiDE is the free, confidential health, social care and disability information service for the public and professionals in Gloucestershire. The GUiDE database has information on over 4,000 local and national services and organisations that can provide advice. Visit the GUiDE website.
NHS Direct Online
The NHS Direct Online website has a health encyclopedia that covers a wide range of health topics, a self-help guide for advice, Frequently Asked Questions and information about the NHS. More can be found at NHS Direct website.
Disability Advice
Visit our information for People with Disabilities webpage.
Advice For Young People
TheSite.org is a website for 16-25's, with lots of information & impartial advice on topics such as Careers, Money, Relationships and Health.
Other Sites
You can find links to many other help and advice websites on the Gloucestershire County Council website
The Multikulti website has information, advice, guidance and learning materials in a number of languages including Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, English, Farsi, French, Gujerati, Somali, Spanish and Turkish.
