NHS 111 (non-emergency)
NHSFree urgent NHS medical help when it's not 999. Mental-health crisis option available. Routes to local crisis teams.
100+ verified free UK helplines covering crisis, debt, housing, energy, health, family, disability, legal, scams, older people and abuse. Every number checked against the published GOV.UK, NHS, FCA or Charity Commission record. Every entry honest about who they help and when.
Free, confidential UK helplines available 24 hours a day or as close to it as possible. Every number is verified. You don't need to be in immediate danger to call.
Free, confidential, 24 hours a day, every day of the year. You don't need to be suicidal to call — if you're struggling, they're there.
Free urgent NHS medical help when it's not 999. Mental-health crisis option available. Routes to local crisis teams.
Free anonymous UK text-message crisis support. Useful when you can't speak. Average wait under 5 minutes.
For anyone under 19. Free, confidential. Online chat at childline.org.uk. Doesn't show on phone bill.
Crisis support especially aimed at men, but anyone can call. Webchat at thecalmzone.net.
For under-35s having thoughts of suicide, or worried about a young person. Free, confidential.
Information and signposting for mental-health concerns. Not crisis support but excellent first stop for "what next".
Specialist mental-health support out-of-hours. Confidential. Textcare email service too.
Free essential support for under-25s on any issue — relationships, work, mental health, body image, drugs.
UK LGBT+ helpline. All advisers identify as LGBT+. Phone, instant message, email.
Adult helpline. Youthline 0808 801 0711. Studentline 0808 801 0811. Free.
Honest information about drugs. Free, confidential. Run by Public Health England.
For men + non-binary affected by sexual violence. Specialist trauma-informed support.
UK FCA-authorised free debt advice and benefit-checker charities. All free. Never pay for debt advice — these charities do the same thing without taking a cut of your monthly payment.
Largest UK debt charity. Free DMP, free Breathing Space, online tool 24/7. Helped 650,000+ in 2024.
2,000+ UK offices. Debt, benefits, employment, housing. Welsh helpline 0800 702 2020. Scotland 0800 028 1456.
Free debt advice via Money Advice Trust. Webchat + factsheets. Self-help materials are excellent.
Government-backed advice. Debt + pensions + general money. Webchat. WhatsApp 07701 342 744.
Free DMP + IVA setup. Online assessment 24/7. FCA-regulated, charity-funded.
Free debt help, in-home visits in 700+ UK areas. Open to all faiths and none.
Benefits calculator + grants search across 3,500+ UK charities. Particularly strong for grants for low-income working families.
1,400+ UK food bank centres. Referral needed (Citizens Advice, GP, school, council). Three-day emergency food parcel.
1,000+ independent UK food banks not in Trussell network. Online map at foodaidnetwork.org.uk.
For new claims, changes, appeals. UC Advance Payments if waiting for first payment.
For age 66+. Avg award £4,200/yr. 760,000+ UK pensioners eligible but not claiming. Unlocks free TV Licence at 75.
Eviction, repairs, homelessness, deposit disputes, leasehold, council housing — the UK charities + ombudsmen that hold landlords to account.
Free expert UK housing advice. Eviction, homelessness, council waiting list, disrepair, deposit disputes. Webchat + face-to-face.
Single-person homelessness support. Skylight centres in 11+ UK cities. Christmas residential.
For tenants of social landlords (council, housing association) once landlord's complaints process exhausted.
For complaints against estate agents, letting agents. Free to consumers. Awards up to £25,000.
Local Government & Social Care Ombudsman. For housing allocation, homelessness duty, council repairs issues.
National private-renter campaign. Guides on Section 21, retaliatory eviction, deposit protection. No phoneline.
For LGBT+ people aged 16-25 who are homeless or at risk. Supportive housing programmes.
Leasehold Advisory Service. Free advice on leasehold flats, service charges, lease extensions, ground rent.
StreetLink: report someone sleeping rough so outreach teams can help. London + 18 other UK areas.
Cold-home grants, supplier complaints, social tariffs and the UK Energy Ombudsman. Plus the Priority Services Register that gets vulnerable households protections.
WASH helpline for fuel-poor households. Income maximisation + energy efficiency advice.
For energy + comms supplier complaints once you've had a "deadlock" or 8-week response. Awards up to £10,000.
Free energy-specific advice. Statutory consumer body for energy issues. Funded by Ofgem.
Free register for vulnerable households. Protections: priority reconnection, advance disconnection notice, password scheme, accessible bills. Apply via supplier or via your network operator.
Grants of up to £1,500 for clearing energy debt · open to anyone (not just BG customers) in financial hardship.
Hardship fund for Octopus Energy customers. Energy bill credit, replacement appliances, free smart-meter installs for vulnerable households.
Up to £7,500 toward heat pumps + biomass boilers. ECO4 scheme up to £25k for low-income households (free via supplier).
NHS helplines + UK condition-specific charities. Many provide free in-depth specialist advice that GPs and consultants don't have time to give.
Free urgent NHS medical help when it's not 999. Routes to GP out-of-hours, mental-health crisis teams, dental.
Free quit-smoking support. NRT prescriptions, behavioural support, follow-ups.
Free specialist nurses, benefits advisers, end-of-life support. Macmillan Grants of up to £350 for cancer patients.
End-of-life care, hospice support, bereavement. Nighttime nursing service for patients at home.
Dementia support. Diagnosis, care, benefits, end-of-life. Dementia Connect online.
UK helpline for diabetes Type 1 + Type 2. Newly diagnosed support, complications, technology.
For asthma, COPD, lung cancer, bronchiectasis. Specialist nurses.
Stroke survivors + carers. Recovery support, communication aids, financial assistance.
Heart Helpline: cardiac conditions, recovery, family history concerns.
Free arthritis advice. RA, OA, fibromyalgia, juvenile. Self-management programmes.
Mental health information service. Detailed factsheets on conditions, treatments, your rights under Mental Health Act.
Severe mental illness support — schizophrenia, bipolar, severe depression. Specialist legal team for Mental Health Act.
Specialist advice for unpaid carers. Carer's Allowance, Carer's Credit, Carer Premium UC, employment rights.
Free grief support after a death. Adult + Hope Again service for children + young people.
Pregnancy, single parenting, family law, child protection, family rights. The charities that specifically support UK families through the hard bits.
Parents + carers helpline. Bullying, school exclusion, teenage relationships, divorce, special needs.
Single parents: benefits, child maintenance, work, separation, housing.
For adults worried about a child. Report abuse or get advice. Free, confidential.
Grants for families on low income raising disabled or seriously ill children. Avg grant: white goods, sensory toys, beds, travel.
Legal advice on UK work-family balance: maternity, paternity, shared leave, flexible working, redundancy on mat leave.
Specialist UK maternity, paternity + parental rights advice. Discrimination at work during pregnancy.
For working mothers facing discrimination, redundancy, unfair treatment around pregnancy + maternity.
Free advice for families involved with social services. Care proceedings, child protection conferences, kinship care.
Antenatal, breastfeeding, postnatal helpline. Local groups + courses. Members + non-members.
Free Baby Buddy NHS-endorsed pregnancy + early parenthood app. Strong mental health support for new parents.
UK condition + access support charities. Specialist benefit advice for PIP, DLA, Attendance Allowance + Equality Act 2010 access rights.
Free UK disability advice. Benefits (PIP, UC, Carer's Allowance), education, employment, social care.
Disabled people's organisation. Personal Independence Payment factsheets, students, work, social care assessments.
RNIB Helpline. Living with sight loss, mobility, registration, benefits, education + employment.
For deaf, deafened + hard of hearing. BSL InterpreterNow video service. Equipment grants.
Mencap learning-disability helpline. Easy-read factsheets, advocacy, employment, benefits, care.
For autistic adults, children, parents + carers. Diagnosis, education, benefits, employment.
ME / CFS + Long Covid support. ME Connect helpline + factsheets, benefits advice.
Free arthritis advice + self-management.
Equality Act 2010 enquiries. Discrimination at work, in services, education. Government-funded.
Grants for adaptations + equipment for people with long-term illness or disability. Tops up Disabled Facilities Grant gaps.
Independent advice on UK daily-living equipment. Comparisons, what to buy, mobility aids.
Free UK legal advice routes. Civil Legal Advice, Law Centres, RCJ Advice + pro bono lawyers via LawWorks. None charge.
Means-tested free legal advice on debt, housing, family, discrimination, education. Eligibility check at gov.uk/civil-legal-advice.
40+ UK Law Centres providing free specialist legal help in poverty law areas: housing, employment, immigration, welfare benefits.
Free pro bono UK solicitor clinics. Free Legal Answers online. Clinic Network for individuals + small charities.
Free barrister representation for those without means or legal aid. Need solicitor or advice agency to apply.
Free legal advice for parties at the Royal Courts of Justice (High Court + Court of Appeal). Domestic abuse + family law specialism.
UK section of International Commission of Jurists. Research + reports on UK justice system. Detailed legal-policy explainers.
Free public-law advice on human rights, police powers, immigration detention, protest rights.
Refugee + asylum-seeker advice. Specialist immigration help, family reunion, destitution support.
ACAS (the statutory employment-advice body), HSE for safety, plus condition-specific charities for navigating UK employment law.
Free statutory UK employment advice for workers + employers. Mandatory Early Conciliation before tribunal. The first call before any tribunal.
Report workplace safety risks, deaths + serious injuries (RIDDOR). UK statutory health + safety regulator.
Trades Union Congress. Free advice on UK workers' rights, joining a union, collective bargaining.
Legal advice on UK work-family balance: maternity, paternity, shared leave, flexible working.
UK maternity, paternity + parental rights. Discrimination during pregnancy.
Discrimination at work or in education. Equality Act 2010 cases. EHRC-supported.
For age 50+. Free guidance on UK personal + workplace pensions, drawdown, annuities, tax.
Where to report it, where to check whether something's real, where to get money back. UK-specific routes for FCA-regulated and unregulated scams.
UK's national fraud reporting centre. Online + phone. Crime reference number issued. Run by City of London Police.
Free Ofcom-mandated spam-SMS reporting. Forwards to your mobile operator. Spells "SPAM" on a keypad.
Check whether a firm is FCA-authorised. FCA Warning List of known UK investment scams.
UK statutory consumer advice service. Bad purchases, faulty goods, services, scams. Funded by BEIS.
UK Finance industry campaign with the latest scam patterns: bank-impersonation, romance, investment, courier fraud.
For unresolved UK financial complaints after 8 weeks (or "deadlock"). Awards up to £445,000. Free.
Online safety + cyber scam guidance. Up-to-date alerts on emerging UK scam patterns.
Age-specific UK charities + free pension guidance. Attendance Allowance, Pension Credit, LPA, social care, isolation.
Largest UK charity for older people. Free advice on benefits, care, mobility, isolation, scams, LPA. Local Age UK in most areas.
Free advice on income, care + benefits for older people. Friendship phone calls for isolated.
Free confidential UK helpline for older people who are lonely. Just to chat. No referral needed.
For unpaid carers, very often partners caring for ageing spouses. Carer's Allowance, employment rights, Carer's Leave.
For age 50+. Free guidance on UK personal + workplace pensions, drawdown, annuities, tax.
UK helpline for elder abuse + safeguarding. Financial, physical, sexual, psychological abuse of older people.
For LPA queries (registration, fee exemption), Deputyship orders. England + Wales.
UK domestic-abuse, sexual-violence + safeguarding helplines. All free. All confidential. Available 24/7 where possible.
Run by Refuge. Free, confidential, 24/7. Specialist support for women + children experiencing domestic abuse.
For men experiencing domestic abuse. Confidential, free.
For LGBT+ people experiencing domestic abuse, hate crime, sexual violence.
UK helpline for forced marriage + honour-based abuse. Confidential. South-Asian-led but supports all communities.
For women + girls who've experienced rape, sexual violence, abuse of any age.
Specialist trauma-informed support for men + non-binary survivors of sexual violence.
Live chat for women experiencing DA. Local Women's Aid services directory. Email helpline@womensaid.org.uk.
London-based DA charity. Refuge spaces, advocacy, immigration advice for women with insecure status.
UK helpline for elder abuse + safeguarding. Financial, physical, psychological abuse of older people.
For adults worried about a child. Report abuse or get advice. Free + confidential.