general
AdviceGuide
[www.adviceguide.org.uk]
Online advice from the Citizens Advice Bureau.
Citizens Advice Bureau
[www.citizensadvice.org.uk]
Can advise on all aspects of personal finance.
Find your local branch on their
website.
The Site
[www.thesite.org.uk]
Popular online guide to life for young adults.
starting work
Inland Revenue
[www.hmrc.gov.uk]
Information on child benefit and tax credits.
National Insurance Registration Helpline
For information about your National Insurance number.
Tel: 0845 9157006.
budgeting and managing your money
Citizens Advice Bureau
(See 'General')
Inland Revenue
[www.hmrc.gov.uk]
Information on child benefit and tax credits.
National Debtline
Freephone 0808 808 4000.
claiming state benefits
Child Benefit Office
For information on Child Benefit:
Tel: 0845 302 1444 (or 028 9054 9000 in Northern Ireland);
For advice about the Child Tax Credit phone 0845 300 3900 (or 0845 603 2000 in Northern Ireland).
Citizens Advice Bureau
(See 'General')
Department for Work and Pensions
Information on all benefits in this section.
Inland Revenue
[www.hmrc.gov.uk]
Information on child benefit and tax credits.
New Deal
[www.newdeal.gov.uk]
Hotline: 0845 606 2626
Welfare Rights Units
Contact your local authority for details of their Welfare Rights Unit (find your local authority here).
becoming a student
Department for Education and Skills
[www.dfes.gov.uk]
Information line: 0800 731 9133
Email:
info@dfes.gsi.gov.uk
Find your Local Education Authority here.
Department for Employment & Learning Northern Ireland
[www.delni.gov.uk]
Tel: 028 9025 7777
Student Awards Agency for Scotland
[www.student-support-saas.gov.uk]
Tel: 0131 476 8212
Student Loans Company
buying and selling
Citizens Advice Bureau
(See 'General')
Office of Fair Trading
[www.oft.gov.uk]
Fleetbank House, 2-6 Salisbury Square, London, EC4Y 8JX
Tel: 020 7242 2858
Trading Standards
[www.tradingstandards.gov.uk]
The website has useful information and will help you find where your local trading standards office is.
Trust UK
Which? Web Trader
This page was updated on 13 June, 2006
