External Organisations
Below you will find contact details including links to a range of Government, voluntary and community sector organisations who can provide direct services or care and support.
Organisation |
Support they provide |
Telephone number |
Website Address |
| MoneyHelper | Free impartial money advice (set up by the government) | 0800 011 3797 | www.moneyhelper.org.uk |
| Citizens Advice Bureau | Offers free confidential advice (online, over the phone or face to face) on a range of issues including debt advice, family and legal matters and consumer disputes | 03444 111 444 | www.citizensadvice.org.uk |
| Health & Social Care NI | Provides health care and social care services in Northern Ireland | 028 9056 5656 | http://online.hscni.net/ |
| Department of Health and Social Services | Support ministers leading the nation’s health and social care to help people live more independent, healthier lives for longer | www.gov.uk | |
| The Samaritans | Provides emotional support to anyone in emotional distress, struggling to cope or at risk of suicide | Freephone 116 123 | www.samaritans.org |
| Alzheimer’s Society | Offers care and support for people living with Dementia and their carers | 0300 222 1122 | www.alzheimers.org.uk |
| Age NI | The leading charity helping everyone make the most of later life. They offer support, | 0808 808 7575 | www.ageuk.org.uk/northernireland |
| Step Change Debt Charity | Provides free debt advice and debt solutions to meet your individual circumstances | 0800 138 111 | www.stepchange.org |
| Financial Ombudsman Service | Resolves disputes, fairly and impartially, between consumers and businesses that provide financial services | 0800 7964 1001 | www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk |
| National Domestic Violence | Provide support and advice to victims of domestic abuse | 0808 200 0247 | www.nationaldomesticviolencehelpline.org.uk |
| The Men’s Advice Line | Offers confidential support and advice to male victims of domestic abuse | 0808 801 0327 | https://mensadviceline.org.uk/ |
| Hourglass (previously known as Action on Elder Abuse) | Works to challenge and prevent abuse of older people | 0808 808 8141 | www.elderabuse.org.uk |
| Shelter | Provide advice and practical assistance to people in housing need | 0808 800 444 | www.shelter.org.uk |
| COPNI | An independent champion for older people working to safeguard and promote their interests | 02890 890892 | www.copni.org |
| Consumer Council Northern Ireland | Provides free independent support for all consumers, both personal and business, in Northern Ireland. | 02890 231600 | consumercouncil.org.uk |
| Galop | Supporting LGBT+ people who have experienced abuse and violence | 0800 999 5428 | Galop - the LGBT+ anti-abuse charity |