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Stockton & District Advice & Information Service

 

How To Access Our Services

We are available to provide free and confidential advice and support on any welfare problem, including: 

  • Welfare Benefits and Universal Credit
  • Debt and money problems
  • Housing, Employment, Family, Consumer, Health and Social Care
  • Energy Advice

 

 

Face to Face Advice

Our office at Wellington Square is open Monday - Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm 

We offer face to face appointments at our office in Wellington Square and also Outreach appointments throughout the borough. 

To make an appointment call in at Wellington Square or call 01642 633877. If you need debt advice, please call us on 01642 668008 first. We'll have a quick talk with you to see if there's anything that needs doing straight away, and then we can book you an appointment.


Telephone Advice

For telephone advice (all subjects except debt) call 01642 633877 - this is a call back service. We will take details of your enquiry and arrange for an adviser to call you back. For debt advice please call our new debt advice line - 01642 668008

Energy Advice Line                       01642 626106 

Local Advice Line (freephone)      0808 2787986 

Universal Credit - Help to Claim   0800 144 8444

Telephone Advice (all subjects)    0344 2451 295 

Consumer Advice                         0333 250 8598

 


Referrals

To make a referral or self-referral please complete this form email to support@stockton-cab.co.uk 

 

Agencies Referring Clients in to SDAIS

If you need to refer a client in to SDAIS please complete the attached referral form and email to the address on the form. SDAIS will then contact the client direct to progress your referral. The referral form can be found here.

 

Webchat and Online Advice 

- for general advice (including benefits) e-mail - support@stockton-cab.co.uk 

- for debt advice e-mail - debtadmin@stockton-cab.co.uk 

- via SDAIS website: www.stockton-cab.co.uk 

- via our SWAN website: www.stocktonadvice.org.uk                                  

   

SDAIS Advice Line - 01642 633877

SDAIS Debt Advice Line - 01642 668008

 


 

 We have a new online form service. For further information follow this LINK

 


Help with Energy Problems

For advice and support on any energy problem, see our information booklet.

SDAIS Fuel Vouchers – Eligibility: 

We can sometimes support people who use a Pre-payment meter and who are in severe financial distress by applying on their behalf to the Fuel Bank Foundation for a fuel voucher to help them avoid disconnection but please note;

  • These vouchers are not something that everyone is entitled to; they are only available to people who meet the Fuel Bank Foundation eligibility criteria , are  in severe financial difficulty and at  imminent risk of disconnection
  • We can only submit applications after you have had an interview with a CAB Adviser which includes an assessment of your current financial position.
  • You must be using a Pre-payment meter

If you are in urgent need of help with fuel costs you can also;

Criteria: 

  • Household is disconnected or at risk of disconnection
  • Low income household 
  • All households must have received energy advice from SDAIS          

Evidence of the above will be required before a fuel voucher can be issued.

 

Provision of Vouchers:

To apply for a voucher households can; 


Emergency Food Aid

We have lots of information on how to access food banks, community pantries and hot meals on our Emergency Food Page.

To access this page , please CLICK HERE

Please remember to check this directory regularly as details regarding opening times are subject to change.  


We are a Hate Crime Report Centre

hate crime

If you are a victim of hate crime because of your race, religion, disability, sexual or transgendered identity, report it here. 


                              

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Stockton Welfare Advice Network (SWAN) is part of Stockton and District Advice and Information Service and provides free information on a range of issues affecting the people living in Stockton Borough.

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