Face to Face Advice

At Citizens Advice Bury & Bolton, we provide both general and specialist advice services. As part of the Citizens Advice network, we have access to a unique and up to date information system enabling us to give advice on nearly all issues. 

The advice we give is free, confidential, impartial and independent – and we always have your best interests in mind.

Our face to face drop-in (no appointment needed) sessions can be busy, so please be patient. Our current drop-in timetable/ provision is below (subject to change). Please visit these pages if you’d like to access the service in another way; telephone advice or self help.

t Citizens Advice Bury & Bolton, we provide both general and specialist advice services. As part of the Citizens Advice network, we have access to a unique and up to date information system enabling us to give advice on nearly all issues. 

The advice we give is free, confidential, impartial and independent – and we always have your best interests in mind.

Our face to face drop-in (no appointment needed) sessions can be busy, so please be patient. Our current drop-in timetable/ provision is below (subject to change). Please visit these pages if you’d like to access the service in another way; telephone advice or self help. 

Service Delivery Timetable

As of Tuesday 1st October these are our new opening times across both Bury & Bolton.

 

Date Time Where
Monday  10am – 4pm Freephone Adviceline

10am – 1pm, 1.45pm – 3pm

10am – 1pm

Bury Reception

Bolton Reception

Tuesday

10am – 4pm
Freephone Adviceline

 

 10am – 3pm

 

 

 10am – 1pm

Attend our Bury drop-in for advice with money advice & energy, welfare benefits, housing advice and community care issues. 

First Floor, 5-10 Market PL, Bury, BL9 0ND

Bolton Reception

Wednesday  10am – 4pm Freephone Adviceline
Thursday 10am – 4pm Freephone Adviceline
10am – 3pm

Attend our Bolton drop-in for advice with money advice & energy, welfare benefits, housing advice and community care issues. 

1 Victoria Plaza, Oxford Street, Bolton BL1 1RD

Friday  10am – 4pm Freephone Adviceline
1st Friday every month 9am – 12pm Horwich Community Centre
10am – 1pm, 1.45pm – 3pm Bolton Reception

 

In addition to the above timetable, pre-booked appointments are available, Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm at 5-10 Market PL, Bury and 1 Victoria Plaza, Bolton.

What you can expect when you attend drop-in:

The team at reception will greet you. You will be asked to complete a form, briefly explaining why you have attended. We’ll ask you to take a seat and wait for your allocated number to be called. Due to confidentiality, we do not call names out in the waiting area. 

Advisers do not tell you what to do.  They will explain your options and the possible outcomes of different courses of action. This information will help you to make a decision and act upon it. The team will:

Interview you to find out about your problem. We will ask you questions, so we know how to support you fully. 

  • Explain what you need to do next.
  • Arrange for a follow up appointment/ telephone call with a specialist adviser, where required (in line with eligibility criteria).
  • Check your benefit entitlement to make sure you are receiving all the benefits you are entitled to.

To help us to help you, it is important to bring as much information as possible relating to your enquiry. We may not always need to see everything, but the following may be useful:

  • Letters
  • Dates
  • Contracts
  • Agreements
  • Receipts
  • Correspondence

 

Please Note

Our offices will be closed on Friday 13th December 2024.

Should you require advice, you can reach our freephone advice line service, Monday – Friday between 10am and 4pm on 0808 278 7804.

Alternatively, you can contact our out of hours service via phone, text or whatsapp 7 days a week between 6pm and 9pm on 0161 850 5053.

Emergency contact details for local authorities in both Bury and Bolton are as follows:

Bolton – https://www.bolton.gov.uk/council/emergency-contacts

Bury – https://www.bury.gov.uk/emergencies/emergency-contact-numbers

Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

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