The Department for Work and Pensions is the biggest public service delivery department in the UK and serves over 20 million customers. It helps them to lead safer, fairer and more rewarding lives, free from poverty.

The guide gives details of local organisations that can help with debt and money advice and give support.

NHS Choices helps to put you in control of your healthcare; from lifestyle decisions about things like smoking, drinking and exercise, through to the practical aspects of finding and using NHS services in England when you need them.

Jobcentre Plus is a government agency supporting people of working age from welfare into work, and helping employers to fill their vacancies. It ‘promotes opportunity and independence for all through modern, customer-focused services’.

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Visit Leicestershire and Leicester for short city breaks and day trips. Combine chic city style with picturesque countryside - Leicester and Leicestershire is packed with fantastic contradictions just waiting for you to explore!