Availability : Edinburgh Wide
Who is this for?
Families and Individuals aged 16 and over
Description
The Community Help & Advice Initiative (CHAI) supports people and communities across Edinburgh. We help and empower people through the provision of free, confidential, high quality, impartial advice, information and representation on welfare benefits, housing, employability, money issues and tenancy support.
Type of support:
- Benefit Checks
- Support with benefit applications
- Applying for emergency funding
- Appealing benefit decisions and representation at tribunal appeals
- Debt and budgeting issues
- Housing problems
- Negotiating repayment plans for rent or mortgage arrears
- Court representation for evictions and repossessions
- Representation for private tenancy disputes
- Referrals to other organisations for employability or support
How do I access this?
- Self referral
- Referral by third party
You can access CHAI services in various ways. Each project is different .
- Call the office 0131 442 2100.
- See website for further details: https://chaiedinburgh.org.uk/where-we-work/
Is there a cost?
Free
Location information
As well as our office based advice services we operate within various city-wide settings including GP practices, hospitals, mental health and addiction recovery hubs and other health settings. Please see our website for further details.
Opening times
Advice appointments are available from Monday to Friday. Book an appointment by phoning 0131 442 2100 (9am to 4pm)
| Monday | 09:00 - 16:00 |
| Tuesday | 09:00 - 16:00 |
| Wednesday | 09:00 - 16:00 |
| Thursday | 09:00 - 16:00 |
| Friday | 09:00 - 16:00 |
| Saturday | CLOSED |
| Sunday | CLOSED |
Contact Details
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Downloads
CHAI Advice Leaflet
(2.35 MB pdf)