Advice Shop
Contact details
Advice Shop
249 High Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1YJ
Public phone: 0131 200 2360
Email: advice.shop@edinburgh.gov.uk
Website URL: http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
General information
Service offered: Advice and information for the general public on welfare benefits, rent/mortgage arrears, repossession and eviction, money and debt. Fuel advice. Help with form filling. Representation at benefits and tax credit appeal tribunals, court representation at arrears-related eviction proceedings. MacMillan Welfare Rights Project
Target group: General public.
Area served: Edinburgh.
How to contact: Contact 0131 200 2360 or advice.shop@edinburgh.gov.uk for an appointment
Availability
Monday: Please Phone/Email or view website for further information
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Weekends: Closed
Office Hours:
Accessibility
Wheelchair access: Yes - full
Accessible toilets: Yes
Access notes: Parking for Blue badge holders nearby. Level entrance with double doors. Loop system. Access to BSL signers.
Other information
Languages other than English: Access to interpreters and BSL.
Charity number:
Year established: 1980
Staffing: Advice Services Manager, Team Leaders – Debt advice & Welfare Rights, 5 Welfare Rights officers; 5 Information and Advice Officers, 6 Debt Advisors, 4 Customer Service Advisors
Public transport: Buses 3, 5, 7, 8, 14, 29, 30, 31, 33, 35, 37, 47, 48, 49
Record last checked: 13 June 2023