{"id":9870,"date":"2026-09-17T17:36:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T16:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.devon.gov.uk\/cost-of-living\/get-urgent-help\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T10:23:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T09:23:20","slug":"get-urgent-help","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/cost-of-living\/get-urgent-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Get urgent help"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"page-section clearfix text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-6ac36c82605b8\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"medium-12 large-12 cell\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d5be3348 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);flex-basis:75%\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get urgent help<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;re struggling to cope with financial pressures, worried about debt, or finding that money worries are affecting your wellbeing, support is available. You don&#8217;t have to face things alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading section-heading\">Get urgent financial advice<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;re worried about debt, bills or other financial pressures, free and confidential advice is available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s important to seek help as early as possible. Advice organisations can help you understand your options, access financial support and deal with debts before they become unmanageable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Get support from:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cabdevon.org.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Citizens Advice Devon<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moneyhelper.org.uk\/en\" rel=\"noopener\">MoneyHelper<\/a> for free money and debt guidance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading section-heading\">Get emotional support<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Money worries can have a significant impact on your mental health and wellbeing. If you&#8217;re feeling overwhelmed, anxious or unable to cope, support is available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For 24-hour urgent mental health support, call NHS <a href=\"tel:111\">111<\/a> and select the <strong>mental health option<\/strong>. This service is provided by the First Response Service, which supports people experiencing mental health distress or those concerned about someone else&#8217;s wellbeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you need someone to talk to, you can also contact Samaritans on <a href=\"tel:116123\">116 123<\/a>, free, 24 hours a day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call <a href=\"tel:999\">999<\/a> or go to A&amp;E.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group priority-register is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group priority-register__header is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Staying safe from scams and fraud<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group priority-register__content is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Be wary of scams and fraud relating to benefits, grants and cost of living support. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/cost-of-living\/help-with-living-costs\/scams\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"9184\">See avoiding scams and fraud for advice<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group quick-links is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading quick-links__heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1\" style=\"font-size:1.1rem\">Looking for more support?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list quick-links__list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/cost-of-living\/benefits-checker\/\">Benefits checker<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/cost-of-living\/help-with-living-costs\/\">Help with living costs<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/cost-of-living\/#supportarea\">Help and support in your area<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-54d3af74 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-color:#d8e1e8;border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:10px;border-top-right-radius:10px;border-bottom-left-radius:10px;border-bottom-right-radius:10px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:1.1rem\">Need urgent help?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Citizens Advice Devon can help you understand your options and support your application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a onclick=\"dataLayer.push({&amp;apos;buttonEvent&amp;apos;: &amp;apos;Information page&amp;apos;});\" class=\"wp-block-button__link has-default-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cabdevon.org.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact Citizens Advice<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":748,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-landing.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-9870","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-10-14 06:22:03","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/cost-of-living\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9870","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/cost-of-living\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/cost-of-living\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/cost-of-living\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/748"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/cost-of-living\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9870"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/cost-of-living\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9870\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10175,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/cost-of-living\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9870\/revisions\/10175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/cost-of-living\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}