Advice and Support in East Lothian

East Lothian

Support from Places for People

The Money Advice Team and Financial Inclusion Team offer the following support: 

maximising income through benefit take-up 
help with budgeting 
applying for funding and grants 
signposting to specialist support services e.g. debt or local welfare support
benefit queries like Universal Credit or Housing Benefit 
financial hardship

Money Advice Team: 01772 666 446 
Customer Accounts Team:  01772 666 444 

Information and advice regarding home energy from Places for People

Staff can fill in a referral form if you believe you could benefit from additional support, please get in touch.

East Lothian Council have a webpage dedicated to cost-of-living support:

Universal Credit | East Lothian Council

Support from other organisations:

Citizens Advice Scotland- Able to provide advice on a variety of topics including energy and debt
National Energy Action (NEA) - Energy advice
Centre for Sustainable Energy - National energy support
Turn2us - For funding and grant applications
Shout - Mental health support
Is This OK? - Wellbeing and mental health support
Mind - Wellbeing and mental health support for adults
MoneyHelper - Support with cost-of-living, debt and benefits
Age UK - Support with debt and benefits as well as wellbeing and general support for older individuals

Get in touch

Please use the contact details above if you need further details about the support shown on this page. If you want to find out about other support options available to Places for People Customers, please visit our Community Projects page or complete the form below. This form is for Places for People Customers only.

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