| Finance and benefits |
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| Age Concern |
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0800 00 99 66 |
| Age Concern Essex |
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01245 346 106 |
| Benefit enquiry line |
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0800 882 200 |
| Community Legal Advice |
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0845 345 4345 |
| Consumer Credit Counselling Service |
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0800 138 1111 |
| Department for Work and Pensions |
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0207 712 2171 |
| National debtline |
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0808 808 4000 |
| The Pension Service |
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0845 60 60265 |
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| Health And Wellbeing |
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| Assist UK |
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0870 770 2866 |
| British Healthcare |
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0207 702 2141 |
| Trades Association Cancerbackup helpline |
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0800 132 2905 |
| Disabled Living Foundation |
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0845 130 9177 |
| Domestic violence helpline |
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0808 200 0247 |
| Drinkline (national alcohol helpline) |
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0800 917 8282 |
| Essex Tourism |
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0845 600 7373 |
| Food Standards Agency |
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020 7276 8829 |
| FRANK (drugs helpline) |
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0800 776 600 |
| NHS direct |
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0845 4647 |
| NHS smoking helpline |
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0800 022 4332 |
| Samaritans |
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0845 790 9090 |
| NSPCC Childline |
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0800 1111 |
| NSPCC Adult Help & Advice |
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0808 800 5000 |
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| Housing and Continuing to Live Independently at Home |
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| British Gas |
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0845 955 5300 |
| Consumer Direct |
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08454 04 05 06 |
| CORGI |
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0800 915 0485 |
| EDF Energy (electricity emergency service) |
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0800 783 8838 |
| Energy Saving Trust (energy efficiency advice) |
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0800 512 012 |
| Environment (Essex County Council) |
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0845 603 7624 |
| National Grid (gas emergency service) |
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0800 111 999 |
| United Utilities |
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0800 195 4141 |
| Warm Front grant |
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0800 316 2805 |
| Waste, disposal and recycling (Essex County Council) |
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0845 603 7625 |
| Winter fuel payment |
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0845 915 1515 |
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| Safety in the Home and Local Enviroment |
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| 24 hour protection line |
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0845 606 1212 |
| Essex County Fire and Rescue (home fire safety) |
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0845 601 2495 |
| Consumer Direct (Trading Standards) |
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0845 404 0506 |
| Crimestoppers |
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0800 555 111 |
| Essex Police (non emergency) |
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0300 333 4444 |
| Fire, police and ambulance emergency |
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999 |
| Mail preference service |
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0845 703 4599 |
| Telephone preference service |
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0845 070 0707 |
| UK Mediation |
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01773 822 222 |
| Victim Support |
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0845 3030 900 |
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| Social Care (Low Intensity Preventative Services) |
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| Adult social care (Essex County Council) |
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0845 603 7630 |
| Carers helpline (Essex County Council) |
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01245 434 375 |
| Carers UK |
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0808 808 7777 |
| Crossroads - Caring for carers |
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0845 450 0350 |
| Children and young people (Essex County Council) |
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0845 603 7627 |
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| Social / Community Actives |
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| Libraries enquiry service (Essex County Council) |
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0845 603 7628 |
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| Transportation - Getting Around |
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| Blue Badge Applications (Essex County Council) |
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0845 603 7630 |
| C2C Railway |
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0845 601 4873 |
| Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency |
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0870 240 0009 |
| First Bus |
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01245 293 400 |
| Highways (Essex County Council) |
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0845 603 7631 |
| National Express Coaches |
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08717 818181 |
| National Express East Anglia |
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0845 600 7245 |
| National Rail Enquiries |
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0845 748 4950 |
| Ricability |
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0207 427 2460 |
| Traffic Control Centre (Essex County Council) |
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0845 600 0110 |
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| Local Councils |
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| Basildon District Council |
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01268 533333 |
| Braintree District Council |
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01376 552525 |
| Brentwood Borough Council |
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01277 312500 |
| Castle Point Borough Council |
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01268 882200 |
| Chelmsford Borough Council |
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01245 606606 |
| Colchester Borough Council |
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01206 282222 |
| Epping Forest District Council |
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01992 564000 |
| Harlow District Council |
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01279 446655 |
| Maldon District Council |
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01621 854477 |
| Rochford District Council |
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01702 546366 |
| Southend-on-Sea Borough Council |
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01702 215000 |
| Tendring District Council |
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01255 686868 |
| Thurrock Council |
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01375 652652 |
| Uttlesford District Council |
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01799 510510 |
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| Job Centre Plus |
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| Basildon |
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01268 365400 |
| Braintree |
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01376 303132 |
| Brentwood |
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01277 306300 |
| Canvey Island |
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01268 365333 |
| Chelmsford |
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01245 545000 |
| Clacton |
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01255 233200 |
| Colchester |
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01206 288900 |
| Harlow |
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01279 696300 |
| Harwich |
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01255 206700 |
| Loughton |
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0208 258 4799 |
| Rayleigh |
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01268 362000 |
| Witham |
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01376 303030 |
