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From budgeting to benefits, we can help with a full range of money matters:
- Whether you're worried about your finances - including paying rent and other bills - or simply seeking helpful tips and advice, we're here to support you.
This section of our website explains the different ways we can support you or someone you care about with money and debt-related matters. It also includes our top tips and advice on a range of money and debt-related topics. Just tap on the tabs below to learn more.
Each year, we provide free support to help thousands of individuals and families to maximise their income – and we can help you regardless of whether you’re receiving benefits.
- You can get help from friendly colleagues in our Money Advice Team, or explore the self-help advice on our website. Tap on a tab below to get started.
Who else can help with money matters?
There are other people who can help with money and debt-related matters.
All of these services offer free and impartial help and support:
MoneyHelper (formerly the Money Advice Service
MoneyHelper provides free, impartial guidance on money, pensions and debt. You can tap here to visit the MoneyHelper website for free money and debt advice.
Stop Loan Sharks:
If you’re worried about illegal money lenders, you can call Stop Loan Sharks on 0800 074 0878 or text 60003. You can also tap here to visit the Stop Loan Sharks website.
The IVA Specialists:
For advice about Individual Voluntary Arrangements (IVAs), call 0800 856 8569 or tap here to visit the IVA Specialists website.
Bolton’s Money Skills:
Bolton’s Money Skills offers support with budgeting, benefits and debt. You can tap here to visit the Bolton’s Money Skills website.
Hoot Credit Union:
Hoot Credit Union provides affordable loans and savings options. You can tap here to visit the Hoot Credit Union website.
Find Your Credit Union:
If Hoot Credit Union doesn’t cover your postcode, you can tap here to search for a credit union near you on the Find Your Credit Union website.
Citizens Advice Bury & Bolton (CABB)
For free, confidential advice on money, benefits or debt, tap here to visit the Citizens Advice Bury & Bolton website.
Help with benefits (including Universal Credit)
Top tips for managing your money and setting up a bank account
How to prevent and deal with debt
How to access affordable credit and loans
All pages in this section:
- Get support from your nearest UCAN centre
- Help with money and debt
- Help with household bills (gas, electric, and water)
- Help with benefits (including Universal Credit)
- Help into work or training
- Emergency help with food or fuel
- In your community
- Find a community centre
- Working together with our communities
- Our environmental services
- About your bin collections, waste, and fly-tipping
- Tackling antisocial behaviour
- How to be a good neighbour
- Support for neighbours in dispute (mediation)
- Peer Navigators
- Bolton Manbassadors – men’s mental health support
- Support to live independently
- Help with homelessness
- Help with safeguarding and domestic abuse
- Support for Armed Forces Veterans
- Get support from your nearest UCAN centre
- Help with money and debt
- Help with household bills (gas, electric, and water)
- Help with benefits (including Universal Credit)
- Help into work or training
- Emergency help with food or fuel
- In your community
- Find a community centre
- Working together with our communities
- Our environmental services
- About your bin collections, waste, and fly-tipping
- Tackling antisocial behaviour
- How to be a good neighbour
- Support for neighbours in dispute (mediation)
- Peer Navigators
- Bolton Manbassadors – men’s mental health support
- Support to live independently
- Help with homelessness
- Help with safeguarding and domestic abuse
- Support for Armed Forces Veterans


