South Bristol Advice Service
About South Bristol Advice Service
Our advice is free, independent and confidential to people experiencing difficulties with Debt and Welfare Benefits.
Please feel free to attend any of our Drop-In Sessions to see an advisor. An appointment will be made, if needed, when you have been seen at one of the Drop-In Sessions. Home visits are available if you are house-bound.
Bristol - 0117 9851122
Pathways Covered
Overview

We provide specialist Welfare Benefits advice including:
* Income,
* Disability and Housing Benefits;
We provide representation for Social Security Benefit Tribunals;
We provide specialist Debt advice;
We work out a plan for dealing with your debts and help negotiate affordable payments to your creditors;
We help you get back in control of you money and budget for the future;
We may refer you to another organisation should we not be able to assist with your problem.
What we do
We offer advice on Debt, including:
- Rent arrears / Mortgage arrears
- Single debts / Multiple debts
- Council Tax / Bailiff Action
- Water rates / Fuel debts
- Bankruptcy / Debt Relief Orders
- Consumer Credit Agreements
- Magistrates' Court Fines
- Credit Card / Loan Debts
We offer advice on Welfare Benefits, including:
- Disability Living / Attendance Allowance
- Income Support / JSA / Tax Credits
- Employment Support Allowance
- Benefit Overpayments
- Welfare Benefit Appeals / Reviews and Reconsiderations
- Pension Credits
Where we do it
We provide access to advice sessions in a number of venues across South Bristol:
Mondays - 10am - 12 noon
@Symes Community Building, Symes Avenue, Hartcliffe
Buses 36, 75 and 76
Tuesdays - 1pm - 3pm (Debt Advice only)
Filwood Hope Centre, Filwood Broadway, Knowle
Buses 36 and 90
Wednesdays - 10am - 12 noon
The Withywood Centre, Queens Road, Withywood
Buses 36, 75 and 76
1pm - 3pm
@Symes Cummunity Building, Symes Avenue, Hartcliffe
Buses 36, 75 and 76
Thursdays - 10:00am - 12:00 noon
Filwood Hope Centre, Filwood Broadway, Knowle
Buses 36 and 90
Fridays - 1.30pm - 3.30pm
Granby House Clinic, 77 West Street, Bedminster
2pm - 4pm
The Withywood Centre, Queens Road, Withywood
Buses 36, 75 and 76
How to access
Please feel free to attend any of the sessions below to see an advisor - no appointment needed.
An appointment will be made, if needed, when you have been seen at one of the Drop-In sessions.
Home visits are available if you are house-bound.