Useful Links
Colchester Borough Council
www.colchester.gov.uk
Maldon District Council
www.maldon.gov.uk
Tendring District Council
www.tendringdc.gov.uk
Chelmsford Borough Council
www.chelmsford.gov.uk
The Housing Corporation
www.housingcorp.gov.uk
National Housing Federation
www.housing.org.uk
Independent Housing Ombudsman
www.ihos.org.uk
Tenant Participation Advisory Service
www.tpas.org.uk
In Business for Neighbourhoods
www.inbiz.org.uk
Social Housing Website
www.housingconnections.com
Chelmer Housing Partnership
www.chelmerhp.org.uk
Cotman Housing Association
www.cotman-housing.org.uk
Estuary Housing Association
www.estuary.co.uk
Guinness Housing Association
www.guinnesstrust.org.uk
Moat Housing Association
www.moat.co.uk
North British Housing Association
www.nbh.co.uk
Shaftesbury Housing Association
www.shaftesburyhousing.org.uk
Springboard Housing Association
www.springboardha.org.uk
Suffolk Housing Society
www.suffolkhousing.org
National Debt Line
www.nationaldebtline.co.uk
Benefits Agency
www.dwp.gov.uk/index.htm
Government Services
www.direct.gov.uk
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
www.odpm.gov.uk
Audit Commission
www.audit-commission.gov.uk
Department of Health
www.doh.gov.uk
National Statistics
www.statistics.gov.uk
Disability Rights Commission
www.drc-gb.org/drc/
National Centre for Independent Living
www.ncil.org.uk
Action on Elder Abuse
www.elderabuse.org.uk
Royal National Institute of the Blind
www.rnib.org.uk
Royal National Institute for Deaf People
www.rnid.org.uk
Advice Guide published by Citizens Advice
www.adviceguide.org.uk
British Standards Institute
www.bsi.org.uk
Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
www.cieh.org
Colchester Housing Advice
Visit: Housing Advice Centre, High Street, Colchester
Open: Mon - Fri (9am - 5pm)
Tel: 01206 282560
Citizens Advice Bureaux
Colchester
Visit: Cornerstone, 5-7 Sir Isaac's Walk, Colchester C01 1JJ
Open: Mon - Fri (9:30am - 12:30pm)
Tel Advice: 0870 121 2033 Mon - Fri (2pm - 4pm)
Debt Advice: 01206 369215 (open 24 hours a day)
Maldon
Visit: St Cedds House, Princes Road, Maldon
Open:Mon (10am -4pm) Tues to Fri (10am - 1pm) Sat (10am - 12 noon)
Tel No:01621 841195
Clacton-on-Sea
Visit: Beechcroft, 18 Canarvon Road, Clacton-on-Sea
Open: Mon - Fri (10am - 1pm)
Tel No: Welfare Benefits Advice - 01255 428607 (Direct Line) 0870 751 0952 Advice Line (1pm - 4pm) Advice and appointments
Harwich
Visit: 24 Kingsway, Dovercourt
Open: Mon - Thurs (9:30am - 2:30pm) Fri (9:30am - 2:30pm)
Tel only: Specialist appointments 0870 751 0952
Chelmsford
Visit: 47 Broomfield Road, Chelmsford
Open: Mon - Fri (9:30am - 4pm) Sat (9:30am - 12pm)
Shelter Essex & Suffolk
Colchester
Visit: By appointment: 7 St Botolphs Street, Colchester
Tel: 8080 800 4444 (24 hours)
Housing & Council Tax Benefit
Colchester
Visit: Angel Court, High Street, Colchester
Open: Mon - Fri (9am - 5pm)
Tel No: 01206 282300
Benefits Agency
Colchester
Visit: Crown Buildings, 40 Chapel Street South, Colchester
Open: Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri (8:45am - 4pm) Wed (9:30am - 4pm)
Tel No: 01206 288000
Clacton-on-Sea
Visit: Harleck House, Canarvon Road, Clacton-on-Sea C015 6QR
Tel No: 01255 206600
Chelmsford
Visit: Government Buildings, Beeches Road, Chelmsford CM1 2RT
Tel No: 01245 214300
Independant Leasehold Advice
Tel No:0845 345 1993
Web: www.lease-advice.org/main.htm
Postal:70-74 City Road, London, EC1Y 2BJ
E-mail: info@lease-advice.org
Age Concern
Tele No: 0800 00 99 66
Web: www.ace.org.uk
Postal: Age Concern, FREEPOST (SWB 30375), Ashburton, Devon, TQ13 7ZZ
PayPoint
Search for your local PayPoint outlet
Web: www.paypoint.net-city.co.uk/paypoint/
PAYzone
Web: www.payzone.co.uk
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