Financial Support

Change Mental Health’s Mental Health and Money Advice Service: provides free advice, support, advocacy and representation for people affected by mental health and money issues. Call Change Mental Health’s Information and Support Line on 0300 323 1545 Monday to Friday 9:00am - 4:30pm or email [email protected] to be directed to the Mental Health Money Advice Service or visit www.mentalhealthandmoneyadvice.org

Mental Health And Money Advice Toolkit: A resource to help people understand, manage and improve their mental and financial health www.mhma.org.uk/toolkit

Money Advice Scotland: Their digital helpline provides free and confidential help to anyone with money worries. Their team is available Monday – Thursday 8:30am to 8pm and Friday 8:30am to 5pm via webchat, WhatsApp, Messenger, and email. Visit https://www.moneyadvicescotland.org.uk/help-for-people-with-money-worries to start a chat.

Money Guiders Programme: A programme for anyone who provides any type of non-regulated money guidance to individuals or groups, such as community workers, volunteers, mental health workers www.maps.org.uk/money-guiders/

Money Talk Team: Citizens Advice Scotland provides free money and debt advice for anyone living in Scotland. Contact them at www.moneytalkteam.org.uk/talk-with-us or call your local Citizens Advice Bureau on 0800 028 1456.

Scottish Government Cost of Living Portal: Provides information on help and resources available in Scotland during the cost of living crisis - www.gov.scot/costofliving