Useful Links
If you need help and advice about Benefits & Money, Moving Home, Housing or Community, you should be able to find something to help here. This links page has been developed with our tenants – if you have any suggestions for other useful websites to link to, or you want to join our website panel, please contact Emma Ruane at emma.ruane@unityha.co.uk or call 0113 2007743.
Benefits & Money
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Cheaper utility bills
Impartial advice on the cheapest energy supplier in your area.
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Consumer Credit Counselling Service
CCCS is a charity dedicated to providing confidential, free counselling and money management assistance to financially distressed families.
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Housing Benefit
A direct link to housing benefit.
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Leeds City Credit Union
Leeds Credit Union is one of the most successful in the UK.Members are encouraged to save for the future in return for a range of financial services.
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Moneyfacts.co.uk - the money search engine
An independant website that gives you the best deals on savings, banking, life assurance, pensions and mortgages.
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National Debtline
A national telephone helpline for people with debt problems in England, Scotland and Wales.
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The Benefits Agency
Information on all types of Benefits
Moving Home
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Council House and Housing Association Exchanges
Adverts from tenants all over Britain who are looking for someone to swap homes with.
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Leeds Homes
This website can help you in four ways;Homes to let;Leeds Housing Register;Exchanges;Social Landlords
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Man with a Van and much more
A local service for house removals, and lots more.
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My4walls
My4walls helps make home ownership in West and South Yorkshire affordable through the HomeBuy schemes.
Housing
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Chartered Institute of Housing
Professional organisation for people who work in housing.
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HousingUK.Org
A guide to housing resources on the net.
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Independent Housing Ombudsman
The Independent Housing Ombudsman deals with complaints between housing associations and their tenants.
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Leeds Homes
The Leeds Homes home page has links to all the major housing associations and ALMOs in Leeds
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The Housing Corporation
The public body that funds and regulates housing associations.
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The National Housing Federation
The umbrella organisation for housing associations.
Community
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Community Legal Service
The aim of the Community Legal Service is to ensure that people can get information and advice about their legal rights and help with enforcing them.
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Groundwork Leeds
Groundwork Leeds works with all parts of the community to improve the environment.
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IMPaCT Intensive Neighbourhood Management
IMPaCT is a partnership of organisations and services working in the Chapeltown/Harehills area,dedicated to improving where people live and work.
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Information for Mental Health
This website will give you information on all relevant mental health organisations in Leeds
- Leeds City Council
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Leeds Community Safety
A guide to some of the ways crime and anti-social behaviour are being tackled in Leeds.
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Leeds Voice
An independent organisation that promotes the work of voluntary and community organisations in Leeds.
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Mind
Mind is one of the leading mental health charity's in England.They can provide a wide selection of leaflets and links to other organisations
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re'new
re'new aim to help build sustainable communities in Leeds by assisting in the development of regeneration and housing strategy.
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Refugee Access
A great website for asylum seekers and recent refugees to the UK. Its links page has a great section on "asylum myths and facts" .
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Resourcing the Community
A local organisation,based in Harehills,providing community development, training and funding. Great links page for funding advice.
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Shaw Trust
A national charity providing training and work opportunities for those disadvantaged due to disability, or other social circumstances.
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Talk to Frank
As well as containing alot of information about drugs and a freephone helpline, the "finding support" page has a postcode search facility.
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Tenant Participation Advisory Service
A national non-profit making organisation that provides information, advice, training, consultancy, seminars and conferences on tenant involvement.

