Flintshire County Council

Beat the credit crunch

If you live in Flintshire and are finding it hard to cope in the current financial crisis, the Council can help. The useful links set out below to council services and external websites provide a wealth of information and advice that can assist you to beat the credit crunch.

Families and home

• Council tax - problems paying your bill
• Child Trust Fund (new window)
• Family Information Service Flintshire
• Free school meals
• Help with the cost of child care
• Housing benefit and council tax benefits
• School transport
• Welsh Illegal Money Lending Unit (new window)
• National Debtline UK (new window)
• Sure Start maternity grant (new window)
• Consumer Credit Counselling Service (national debt help charity) (new window)

Business

• Advice on the availability of sites and premises
• Business support and advice
• Problems paying your business rates?
• West Cheshire and North Wales Chamber of Commerce (new window)

Work/Training

• Redundancy Action Scheme (ReAct) (new window)
• Careers information and advice (new window)
• Jobcentreplus (new window)
• DirectGov Back to Work (new window)
• North Wales Car Share Scheme (new window)
• Volunteering in Flintshire (new window)