The Martin Lewis Money Show

REGULATORY BODIES

Ofgem

The energy regulator for Great Britain. Protecting energy consumers, especially vulnerable people, by ensuring they are treated fairly and benefit from a cleaner, greener environment.

https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/ 

Financial Conduct Authority

Financial regulatory body in the United Kingdom. Protecting consumers who feel they’ve been treated unfairly by a financial business, or are unhappy with a financial service

https://www.fca.org.uk/consumers 

The Financial Ombudsman Service

A free and easy-to-use service that settles complaints between consumers and businesses that provide financial services. They resolve disputes fairly and impartially, and have the power to put things right.

Phone lines are open 8am and 5pm, Monday to Friday 0800 023 4567 or email complaint.info@financial-ombudsman.org.uk

 https://www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk/ 

Consumer Council for Water

For help resolving complaints against your water company or retailer, while providing free advice and support.

https://www.ccw.org.uk/save-money-and-water/help-with-bills/#social-tariffs 

 

FINANCIAL SUPPORT

Citizen’s Advice

Practical advice from the people’s champion including benefits, work, debt and money, consumer, housing, family, law and courts, health.

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/

Money Buddies

Here to help you save money, increase your income and advise you at times of financial crisis.

https://moneybuddies.org.uk/ 

MoneyHelper

MoneyHelper is our consumer-facing service, providing free and impartial money and pensions guidance for people all across the UK

https://www.moneyhelper.org.uk/en 

 

 

SCAMS

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If you think you have been scammed, or are being scammed, please visit this page on the Citizens Advice Scam Action website. This page has information about how to identify if something is a scam, how to report scams, and what to do if you have been scammed.

www.citizensadvice.org.uk/consumer/scams/what-to-do-if-youve-been-scammed/

You can also report scams by emailing report@phishing.gov.uk or forward suspicious text messages to 60599. Text messages will be charged at your network rate - https://www.gov.uk/report-suspicious-emails-websites-phishing 

Action Fraud

The UK’s national reporting centre for fraud and cyber crime where you should report fraud if you have been scammed, defrauded or experienced cyber crime

https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/ 

 

 

PENSIONS

Money and Pensions Service

Sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions and engages with HM Treasury on policy matters relating to financial capability and debt advice

https://maps.org.uk/en 

Future Pension Centre

For those below state pension age, contact Telephone: 0800 731 0175, Telephone from outside the UK: +44 (0)191 218 3600, Welsh language telephone: 0800 731 0175 

https://www.gov.uk/future-pension-centre 

 

 

MENTAL HEALTH

Samaritans 

The Samaritans can provide support for anyone in distress.

Call anytime from any phone on 116 123 (Free), or email jo@samaritans.org

SHOUT

Get 24/7 help from a team of Crisis Volunteers. Text 85258

NHS Every Mind Matters

Get expert advice and practical tips to help look after your mental health and well being.

https://www.nhs.uk/every-mind-matters/ 

Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM)

Call 0800 58 58 58 – 5pm to midnight every day

Visit the webchat page - https://www.thecalmzone.net/get-support

Papyrus – for people under 35

Call 0800 068 41 41 – 9am to midnight every day

Text 07860 039967

Email pat@papyrus-uk.org

 

 

DEBT

The Step Change Debt Charity

Free, expert debt help and advice: www.stepchange.org or call on 0800138111

National Debtline

Free and independent debt advice: www.nationaldebtline.org or call 0808 808 4000

Citizens Advice Debt and Money

Provides information to help make the right financial choices

www.citizensadvice.org.uk/debt-and-money

 

 

ENERGY

National Energy Action

If you are struggling with the rising costs of energy, the charity National Energy Action offers a range of advice and support.

https://www.nea.org.uk/advice-support/

 

 

BENEFITS

Entitlement

Trying to work out what benefits you may be entitled to? The following organisations may be of some help:

www.entitledto.co.uk/benefits-calculator

www.turn2us.org.uk

 

 

LEGAL SUPPORT

AdviceNow

Provides legal support including easy-to-use information, legal self-help tools, and education and training to help people make sense of the law

https://www.advicenow.org.uk/ 

Support through Court

600 dedicated volunteers, operating across England and Wales, helping people facing civil and family courts alone. Practical and emotional support guiding people through the complicated legal system.

https://supportthroughcourt.org/ 

Advocate

Matches members of the public who need free legal help with barristers who are willing to donate their time and expertise in deserving cases for those who are unable to obtain legal aid and cannot afford to pay.

https://weareadvocate.org.uk/ 

 

 

HOUSING ISSUES

These sites have lots of helpful information if your landlord is trying to evict you, you’re in mortgage arrears or have other housing related issues:

• Shelter (in England, Scotland or Wales) - https://www.shelter.org.uk/

• Housing Advice NI - https://www.housingadviceni.org/ 

• Citizens Advice (not Northern Ireland, but it signposts to local NI community advice centres) - https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/

• Your local Law Centre (not Scotland) - https://www.lawcentres.org.uk/

• Your local authority 

 

 

CARE FOR OLDER PEOPLE

Age UK

Age UK's Advice Line is a free, confidential national telephone service for older people, as well as their families, friends, carers and professionals. 

Age UK Advice Line: 0800 678 1602

Lines are open 8am-7pm, 365 days a year

https://www.ageuk.org.uk/

 

 

CARERS

Carers UK

Expert information, advice and support for unpaid carers

https://www.carersuk.org/