If you are unable to attend the Bureau or simply wish to find details of specific benefits advice providers, you may be able to find one to suit your advice needs from the list below.

Coventry Citizens Advice Bureau wishes to point out that in no way are any of the providers listed below connected to or endorsed by Citizens Advice, however each provider has been thoroughly researched and assessed for security and confidentiality reasons.

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Coventry Benefits Advice Line is provided by Coventry City Council for people with welfare benefits advice needs. They can assist with completing claim forms, arrange private interviews and if necessary, provide home visits to housebound clients. You can call the advice line on 024 7683 2000 or visit their website by clicking here [2].

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Coventry Law Centre is a charity employing solicitors who provide free legal advice on a range of issues from Welfare Benefits, Immigration, Housing, Discrimination, Community Care and Employment. They can be contacted on 024 76223053 or go to their website at www.covlaw.org.uk [4].

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Willenhall Advice Centre offers free independent and confidential advice, information and representation to people living in South-East Coventry. Help is available with Welfare Benefits, Debt and other social welfare matters. For further information contact them on 024 76511117 or visit their website at www.willenhalladvicecentre.co.uk [6].

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Holbrooks Community Care Association is a registered charity operating as a voluntary organisation. They are a community based resource and information centre offering services for people living in Holbrooks and its neighbourhood wards. They offer a range of advice and information services, details of which can be found by contacting them on 024 76638681 or at their website www.holbrooksonline.com [8].

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The Pension Service offer a home visiting service to ensure that all pensioners are receiving their full entitlement to benefits and services. Assistance and advice with claim form completion for Attendance Allowance, Pension Credit, State Pension, Carers Allowance, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit is available to over 60's. Contact them on 0845 60 60 265 or go to their website at www.thepensionservice.gov.uk [10].

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Wood End Advice and Information Centre provides free, confidential, impartial advice to people living in the North-East of Coventry. They support a wide range of advice and advocacy from their small but highly experienced advisers. Home visits can be arranged for people who are housebound or bereaved. Contact them on 024 76613629 or at their website www.weaic.org [12].

Coventry Cyrenians provides accommodation for single homeless people. They have an advice centre and a womens advice service which can help people in need of emergency accommodation and also those with enquiries about benefits and more complicated housing issues. They can be contacted on 024 76228099 or at their advice centre; McRea House, 98-101 Far Gosford Street, Coventry.