If you are having problems paying your Council Tax or any other debt you owe to us, and have other debt and money problems, please do not ignore them. Please contact us on 0113 222 4404. We can help with free debt and money advice through our independent money advice partners listed below. These partners:
- can help you sort out your debt problem in the best way for you, and with your agreement
- can check your benefits and tax to make sure you are getting all the money that you should
- can help arrange for your debt repayments to be reduced
- can help you to regain control of your finances
- may be able to help avoid court proceedings
- can help with court papers and may be able to go to court with you.
Our advice partners will not make any judgment about you or why you are in debt. They will try to help you with your financial problems and advise you on how to manage your finances better. There are phone numbers below and some links on the right that you may find useful.
If you cannot call, alternatively please email us on corporatedebts@leeds.gov.uk. Please give full details of your Council Tax, other debt to us and any other debts you have, as well as a daytime telephone number. Our corporate debt team will then try to contact you as soon as they can to help.
Debt advice organisations
Leeds Citizens Advice Bureau
For details of our city wide services call our information line or check our website.
Tel: 0844 4774788 for opening times and recorded information only
Minicom: 0113 2816749
Websites: www.leedscab.org.uk and www.adviceguide.org.uk
Chapeltown Citizens Advice Bureau
Opening hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9am to 3pm,Wednesday 9am to 12pm.
Address: Willow House, New Roscoe Buildings, Cross Francis Street, Leeds, LS7 4BZ
Tel: 0113 2622281
Website:www.adviceguide.org.uk
St Vincents Support Centre
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm
Address: 82 York Road, Leeds LS9 9AA
Tel: 0113 2484126
Ebor Gardens Advice Centre
Debt appointments for people with debt problems available on Mondays, and Tuesdays.
Tel: 0113 2350276 to book an appointment
Address: 173 Haslewood Drive, Leeds LS9 7RE
Tel: 0113 2350276
Burley Lodge Centre Advice Service
Address: 42 - 46 Burley Lodge Road, Leeds LS6 1QF
Tel: 0113 2753498 for drop in centre details
Leeds City Credit Union (Money Management)
Available for existing members and by appointment only.
Tel: 0113 2145252 to make an appointment
Address: 2nd Floor, Westminster Building, 31 New York St, Leeds LS2 7DT
Email: services@leedscitycreditunion.co.uk
Website: www.leedscitycreditunion.co.uk
National Debt Line
Tel: 0808 8084000
Website: www.nationaldebtline.co.uk
Consumer Credit Counselling Service
Tel: 0800 1381111
Website: www.cccs.co.uk
Debt Support Trust
Debt Support Trust is a not for profit debt charity (SC041902) with trained, friendly debt advisors ready to advise you on your available debt solutions.
Website: www.debtsupporttrust.org.uk
A debt management plan can be a very effective way of sorting out a problem with unmanageable debts. Often advertised by debt management companies, they can seem like the answer to all your problems - but often come with high fees attached. If you think you could do with some advice to help you sort out your financial worries, talk to the Consumer Credit Counselling Service - a charity who don’t charge fees for their advice. You can also get free debt counselling online at CCCS Debt Remedy.
Debt Advice Foundation
Tel: 0800 0434050
Website: www.debtadvicefoundation.org
We believe the online debt analysis tool on this site may be useful.