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Financial Wellbeing

If you find yourself under financial strain, help is available across the borough. Financial advice, support with food and information on how to keep a healthy home is accessible. If you have been affected by a loan shark, need advice on debt or are suffering from gambling harms, help in available for Blackburn with Darwen residents. Please see the links to our services below.

Shelter

Shelter Lancashire have an Advice, Support and Guidance Team specialising in housing, welfare benefits and debt advice. They also have a legal team who deal with complex housing matters such as repossession, unlawful eviction, homelessness reviews and anti-social behaviour. Shelter work closely with the local community to understand the barriers faced by those in housing need to influence and make change. 

In partnership with Blackburn with Darwen Council (Public Health) and Lancashire Mind, Shelter work on a project called Healthy Mind, Safe Home to deliver a service that promotes better mental health and providing face-to-face support across communities in the borough. Shelter can provide a link between advice and wellbeing services for young adults and young families between the ages of 16-35.

 For people needing advice:  

  • We are asking people to use our extensive online resources at england.shelter.org.uk/get_help in the first instance, but we know this won’t work for some people.   
  • If you are an individual seeking housing advice, please call 03301 755 121   
  • If you are seeking legal advice or representation, you can call our Lancashire Legal team on 03445151882
  • If you want to make an appointment with our debt or benefits specialists and are a resident of Blackburn with Darwen please call 0344 5151882
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Healthy Homes in Blackburn with Darwen

Our homes have a significant impact on our health and wellbeing.

Loan Sharks

Loan sharks are illegal money lenders and unregulated criminals.

Debt Advice

If you are struggling with debt then please ask for help.

Gambling Related Harms

Gambling can be an enjoyable past time for many people but it can also cause a great deal of harm.

Fuel Poverty Toolkit

The toolkit is for local authorities, health and third sector partners to work together to reduce fuel poverty in their localities.