Jobcentre Plus

Jobcentre Plus is for people looking for work or needing to claim benefits. If you are looking for work then phone 0845 6060 234 To claim benefit phone 0800 0 55 66 88 To get a National Insurance Number phone 0845 600 0643 Website http://www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk

Stirling Council Library Service

Stirling Council Library Service offer a wealth of services in adddition to around 350,000 books. You can browse through thousands of DVDs and compact discs  and take home whatever you fancy for a small charge. Or you could surf the Internet, again free of charge, or take the opportunity to learn in a way that [...]

Money Advice DVD in British Sign Language

http://www.britishdeafassociation.org.uk The British Deaf Association, with support from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, has produced a BSL DVD which provides help and advice for individuals who might be struggling to meet their financial commitments. To find out more about this useful resource, contact by email at scotland(at)bda.org.uk or visit the BDA website.

Care Fees Advice from Help The Aged

Help the Aged has been advising and helping older people for over 40 years. We provide advice on local authority procedure, health authority funding, benefit entitlement and more. phone 0500 76 74 76 for a free information pack (  quote reference GC06 )  lines open 9-5 mon-fri website: www.helptheaged.org.uk/carefees postal address  Help the Aged Care [...]

Switchover Help Scheme for “going digital” in 2009

This scheme can help certain people to convert their television to digital for the digital switchover in 2009. People who qualify for help are those aged 75 or over, blind or partially sighted people and those on certain disability benefits. The service is free for people on pension credit/income support/income based jobseekers allowance. A charge [...]

Charity Shops in the Alloa, Falkirk and Stirling area

British Heart Foundation               47 Mill Street Alloa         (01259) 721635                                                     155 High Street Falkirk  (01259) 621697                                                     7 King Street Stirling      (01786) 473462 Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland     4 Manor Street Falkirk    (01324) 625436 Debra Scotland                             La Porte Scotland  Precint Grangemouth  (01324) 485600 Help The Aged                             9 King Street Stirling      (01786) 450097 Marie Curie Cancer Care              32 Mill Street Alloa   (01259) 219750 [...]

Consumer Advice

A consumer organisation can provide advice before buying goods and services, as well as explaining warranties, refunds and replacements, etc There are many consumer watchdogs, often independent. Citizens Advice – Debt, consumer and legal issues    www.adviceguide.org.uk Consumer Direct – free advice mon to fri and sat mornings call 08454 04 05 06/minicom 08451 28 13 [...]

Princess Royal Trust for Carers

The Princess Royal Trust for Carers is the largest provider of comprehensive carers support services in the UK. Through its unique network of 141 independently managed Carers’ Centres , 83 young carers services and interactive websites, www.carers.org and www.youngcarers.net, The Trust currently provides quality information, advice and support services to almost 310,000 carers, including over [...]

Stirling Citizens Advice Bureau

Stirling Citizens Advice Bureau can be contacted by telephone on 01786-470239 during their opening hours and further information is also available from their websites: UK National Citizens Advice Bureau website Scottish Citizens Advice Bureaux website Stirling Citizens Advice Bureau website (includes opening hours)  

Jobcentre Plus

The Jobcentre Plus website, (Jobcentre Plus is part of the government’s Department for Work and Pensions, DWP), allows you to find out information about a number of work and employment related topics. These include things like searching for jobs, and also things like benefits and allowances for people of working age. When you click to [...]