Useful Phone Numbers

Benefits

Jobcentre Plus and Benefits Enquiries              0800 0556688
(Including Jobseeker's Allowance, Income Support, Incapacity Benefit and Employment and Support Allowance)
Jobcentre Plus Textphone                              0800 023 48 88
Attendance Allowance/DLA/Carers Allowance     0800 882200 (general enquiries)
DLA Help Line                                              08457 123 456
Crisis Loans                                                 0800 587 6716
Community Care Grants/Budgeting Loans         0845 608 8763
Child Benefit Helpline                                    0800 302 1444
Child Benefit Helpline Textphone                    0800 302 1474
Pension Credit                                              0800 99 1234
Child Support Agency                                     08457 133133
Child Support Agency Textphone                     08457 138924

HMRC

Tax Credit Helpline                                     0845 3003900 
Child Benefit Helpline                                  0845 3021444 
Child Trust Fund                                         0845 3021470 
Guardian's Allowance                                   0845 3021464  
Health in Pregnancy Grant Helpline                0845 366 7885
National Insurance Registration Helpline         0845 915 7006

Services

Gateway                                                        0131 553 1119
Letwise                                                         0131 529 7454
LetFirst Shop                                                 0131 553 0060
SSAFA Forces Helpline                                     0131 557 1697
Veterans First Point                                        0131 220 9920
Ethnic Minority Law Centre                               0131 229 2038
Edinburgh Building Services - Repairs Direct        0131 200 2345
Emergency Social Work                                   0800 7316969

Homeless Services

Housing Options Team                                    0131 529 7368
The Access Point                                             0131 529 7438 
Streetwork Crisis Centre                                   0131 557 6055
The Edinburgh Homeless Practice                      0131 240 2810

Local Council Offices

South West                                                    0131 527 3800
North                                                             0131 529 5050
South                                                            0131 529 5151
East                                                              0131 529 3111
West                                                             0131 529 7440

Court

In Court Advice                                               0131 247 2865
City of Edinburgh Council Court Section              0131 529 7807

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