Money Ready provides education and resources to help you understand money, but we don’t offer financial advice, guidance or support on an individual basis.
If you’re having trouble with money or are facing money worries, there are lots of organisations across the UK who can help.
If you’re feeling overwhelmed, please remember you’re not alone. Support is available.
Here are some handy websites and contact details.
You can also check out our Learning Hub for lots of useful content to help you build your money knowledge and confidence.
UK Charities:
- Citizens Advice: https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/
- Citizens Advice Scotland: https://www.cas.org.uk/
- Citizens Advice Wales: https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/wales/
- Advicelink Cymru: https://advicelinkcymru.org.uk
- Advice Northern Ireland: https://www.adviceni.net/
- MoneyHelper: https://www.moneyhelper.org.uk/en/money-troubles/dealing-with-debt/debt-advice-locator
- StepChange Debt Charity: https://stepchange.org/
- National Debtline: https://www.nationaldebtline.org/
- Cap UK (Christians Against Poverty): https://capuk.org/
- National Domestic Abuse Helpline: https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk
- National Domestic Abuse Helpline: 0808 2000 247
- Hourglass (formerly Action on Elder Abuse): Call 0808 808 8141 or visit https://wearehourglass.org/
- Victim Support: Call 08 08 16 89 111 or visit https://www.victimsupport.org.uk/
- Surviving Economic Abuse: https://survivingeconomicabuse.org/
- Care Quality Commission (to report concerns about care homes, care services or healthcare providers): Call 03000 616161 or visit https://www.cqc.org.uk
- Turn2Us: https://www.turn2us.org.uk/
- Shelter: https://www.shelter.org.uk/
- Shelter Emergency Housing Line: 0808 800 4444
- Crisis: https://www.crisis.org.uk/
- Centrepoint: https://centrepoint.org.uk/
- St Mungo’s: https://www.mungos.org/
- The Street Link: https://thestreetlink.org.uk/
- Report Fraud (England, Wales Northern Ireland): https://www.reportfraud.police.uk
- Victim Support Scotland: https://victimsupport.scot/info-hub/fraud/
- The Trussell Trust: https://www.trusselltrust.org/get-help/find-a-foodbank/
- NHS: Call 111 or visit this page for more information about mental health services
- Mental Health UK: https://mentalhealth-uk.org/
- Samaritans: https://www.samaritans.org
- Samaritans: Call for free on 116123
- Place2Be (children’s mental health charity): https://www.place2be.org.uk/
- Childline: https://www.childline.org.uk/get-support/
- Mind: https://www.mind.org.uk/
- Shout: https://giveusashout.org/
- Calm (Campaign Against Living Miserably): https://www.thecalmzone.net/
- Calm Harm: Support with anxiety and self-harm for teenagers
- Clear Fear: Help with anxiety
- Mindshift CBT: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and counselling tool
- Smiling Mind: Mental fitness toolkit with mindfulness meditations and programs to help with stress, focus, sleep, and emotional regulation
- Moodfit: Tools and insights for good mental health
- Kooth: Counselling, journaling and forums