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We are continuing to advise people over the phone, by email and on web chat, where that works for them, while reserving our face to face support for when it's most needed. However, we are not running a drop-in service, so we’re asking people to call us, or email us first.

This way we can assess the best way of helping you, including booking an appointment when needed. It will also give people the opportunity to get the advice they need, or be signposted to the most appropriate service without having to travel.

Please see below for details of all our services and how to get in touch.

By email

From this website you can contact us about your issue and we can give you advice via email.
Contact us for advice by email

Online

Get help applying for Universal Credit

Our Help to Claim service can support you in the early stages of your Universal Credit claim, from the application, through to your first payment.

Help to Claim is a dedicated service from Citizens Advice. It’s free, independent and confidential. Our trained advisers can help with things like how to gather evidence for your application or how to prepare for your work coach appointment.

Call us for free: 0800 144 8 444
Monday - Friday 8am - 6pm

For online advice visit: citizensadvice.org.uk/helptoclaim External link

Contact us about applying for Universal Credit using British Sign Language (BSL)
You can get advice from us to help you apply for Universal Credit by using our British Sign Language service – click here for details. External link

By phone

Advice is available from us over the phone through our freephone Adviceline.

Call us for free on 0808 278 7995
Lines are open:
9am to 4pm, Monday to Friday.
Closed on public holidays.

Relay UK - if you can't hear or speak on the phone, you can type what you want to say: 18001 then 0800 144 8884

Call our debt helpline
Phone: 0800 240 4420

The debt helpline is available 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. It’s not available on public holidays.

Relay UK - if you can't hear or speak on the phone, you can type what you want to say to the debt helpline: 18001 then 0800 240 4420

You can use Relay UK with an app or a textphone. There’s no extra charge to use it. Find out how to use Relay UK. External link

Call costs
Calls to our Adviceline phone service and consumer helpline are free from mobiles and landlines. These numbers begin with 0800 or 0808.

Calls to numbers that begin with 03 cost the same as calling landline numbers that, begin with 01 and 02.
For more on call costs External link

Advice on consumer issues

Citizens Advice also has a consumer service.

Contact the Citizens Advice consumer service if you need more help with a consumer problem. For example, they can help with things like broken or faulty goods, or problems with energy or post.

You can either:
• call the helpline, or
• chat to an adviser online

How to contact the consumer service External link

In person

Service update for 2026
 We give advice over the phone, by email and web chat, where that works for people; with our face to face support reserved for when it's most needed.
However, we are not running a drop-in service, so we’re asking people to ring, or email us first.
(See left / above for contact details)

Opening times and where to find us

Latest update on face to face services

Chippenham

Devizes

Salisbury

Trowbridge

More resources

We can also point you in the right direction to further information and resources.
Get links to other useful websites and online resources

Advice column
Our advice column features questions people ask us about the problems they face; along with our advice and practical information about what you can do to resolve them.
Read our advice column

Macmillan Money and More South West (North)

Macmillan Cancer Support and Local Citizens Advice partners across the North of the South West Region are working together to deliver a dedicated welfare benefits advice service supporting people affected by cancer.

This service is for people who have a current cancer diagnosis - referrals can be made by that person, a family member or friend by clicking the Referral form link below. Or you can ask your Macmillan nurse or specialist nurse to refer you to our service, and we will contact you directly.

Our specialist caseworkers can help with assessing benefit entitlement, filling in forms, appealing against benefit award decisions, as well as sourcing and applying for any charitable grants which you may be entitled to.

The service is usually delivered by phone. In person appointments are available, when necessary.

Referral form for Macmillan Money and More South West (North) External link
Contact us
Please use this form to get advice or to contact us.

We will usually respond to your enquiry by email, however sometimes we may need to call you (for example a foodbank request). We aim to respond to your enquiry within 5 working days, however during busy times it may take a little longer. Please check your junk and spam folders if you have not received a response.

If your enquiry is urgent, it’s usually better to call us on 0808 278 7995 (Lines are open Monday to Friday 9am to 4pm. Closed on public holidays).
For more ways to get advice, click here.

Note: We are only able to give advice to Wiltshire residents. If you live outside Wiltshire you can find your nearest Citizens Advice here.

Your personal information
We need to record information about you to help with your enquiry. We have a legitimate interest to do this. We collect and use your personal information to help with your problem, improve our services and tackle wider issues in society that affect people’s lives. We keep what you tell us safe and confidential and you always decide what you share with us. You can read more about how we handle and store your data in our privacy policy.

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