Support and Help

For advice and support with domestic abuse, visit Grampian Women's Aid for more information.

• Entitled to - This website contains a useful calculator that will show you what you may or may not be entitled to in the form of benefits - https://www.entitledto.co.uk/
• Money Advice Service - https://www.moneyadvicescotland.org.uk/
• Get Me Debt Free – http://www.getmedebtfree.com
• Money Saving Expert - https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/
• Mental Health & Money Advice - https://www.mentalhealthandmoneyadvice.org/scot/
• Aberdeen Citizens Advice Bureau - https://www.cas.org.uk/
• Financial Inclusion Team at Aberdeen City Council - https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk

See information on where free meals are available at various times throughout the week in Aberdeen.

• Somebody Cares about ordering food parcels. They do deliver to persons unable to get out. Phone 01224 460700 Monday to Friday between 8:30am and 4:30pm.
• CFINE at info@cfine.org about ordering food parcels in Aberdeen City; they also have outlets in North East of Scotland. Phone 01224 596156 Monday to Friday between 8am and 4pm.
• Salvation Army at aberdeen.citadel@salvationarmy.org.uk about ordering food parcels. Phone 01224 579370 Monday to Friday between 10am and 4pm.
• Instant Neighbour about ordering food parcels. Phone: 01224 489955 Monday to Friday between 9:30am and 12:30pm or between 1pm and 4pm.
• The Mission - http://www.the-mission.org.uk/ - 01224277265
• Aberdeen Cyrenians - https://www.weareac.org/

1. Apply to the Scottish Welfare Fund / Aberdeen City Council or phone 0800 030 4713
2. Somebody Cares Megastore (Purchase Furniture), Hazledene Road, Aberdeen, AB15 8QU. Open Monday – Friday 9.30am – 4.30pm and Saturday 9.30am – 5pm phone 01224 313453
3. Gumtree
4. Facebook
5. Aberdeen helping hands

• Breathing Space is a free, confidential service for anyone feeling low, anxious or depressed. Struggling to cope? Text SHOUT to 85258. Their confidential and anonymous service is available 24/7 and texts are free from all major mobile networks in the UK.
• Whatever you're going through a Samaritan will face it with you. Contact them at www.samaritans.org 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. You can get in touch about anything that’s troubling you, no matter how large or small the issue feels. Phone for free 116 123 24 hours a day or night 365 days a year or email your thoughts to jo@samaratans.org
• NHS 24 – 111
• Duty Social Work - OOHS - 08007315520
• Mental Health Aberdeen - https://www.mha.uk.net/
• Mind - https://www.mind.org.uk/
• No panic - https://nopanic.org.uk/
• CLAN - https://www.clancancersupport.org/
• Cancer Research UK - https://www.cancerresearchuk.org
• MacMillan - https://www.macmillan.org.uk/
• Marie Curie - https://www.mariecurie.org.uk/
• British Heart Foundation - https://www.bhf.org.uk/
• Sue Ryder - https://www.sueryder.org/
• Alcohol & Drugs Action - www.alcoholanddrugsaction.org.uk
• Alcoholics Anonymous - https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/
• Gamble Aware - https://www.begambleaware.org/
• Relate - https://www.relate.org.uk/
• Curse Berevement Care - https://www.cruse.org.uk/
• Grampians Woman Aid - https://www.grampian-womens-aid.com/newsevents/
• Aberdeen Cyrenians - https://www.weareac.org/

• CAB Scotland - https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/scotland/
• Shelter Scotland - https://scotland.shelter.org.uk/
• Scottish Courts - https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/

• Age Scotland Friendship Line - when you need friendship and support, call Age Scotland Friendship Line about absolutely anything
• Aberdeen Linking Lives - a befriending service aimed at older people who find themselves requiring some extra friendship and support. Please note there will be restrictions on new referrals but all organisations are available to contact for help, advice and information.
• Poppy Scotland - for help and advice to the Armed Forces community
• NHS inform: A new national health information service providing a co-ordinated approach and a single source of quality assured health information for the public in Scotland.
• NHS Health Scotland: Scotland’s health improvement agency.

• To report an emergency repair, please call Orbis Protect 0151 343 2906.
• To report a gas emergency, please call 0800 111 999
• To report a power cut, please call 0800 300 999
• To report a loss of water, please call 08000 778 778.
• Aberdeen City Council - https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/
• Aberdeenshire Council - https://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/
• Moray Council - http://www.moray.gov.uk/
• Instant Neighbour - https://www.instantneighbour.co.uk/
• Somebody Cares - https://www.somebodycaresscotland.org/