Shelter advice line for debt worries

We know that one in 10 people in the North West fear they won’t be able to afford to pay the rent or mortgage at the end of this month. Yet many people in this situation would feel too ashamed to ask for help.

Shelter’s helpline receives too many calls from people in desperation, and on the brink of losing their home, because bills and notices have been left unopened and problems have piled up.

This year we are encouraging those at risk to seek advice from Shelter and avoid problems spiralling out of control.

We would very much appreciate your help in getting this message out there. You can take these four actions to help people in Hyndburn to find professional advice:

• Post a link to our online advice on your website - www.shelter.org.uk/advice
• Encourage your case workers to bookmark our online advice pages - www.shelter.org.uk/advice  so they can refer to them when dealing with housing-related case work
• Let your friends know how to get help from Shelter via our online advice and free telephone helpline number -  www.shelter.org.uk/advice    0808 800 4444
• Tweet our online advice details, or retweet us. You can find us at @Shelter

You may also wish to share the ‘Shelter Stories’ blog, which seeks to offer a first-person, friendly, and accessible introduction to advice.