Employment

ACAS   Useful employment site from the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service   Business Link   Practical information about starting a new business   Department of Trade and Industry   Employment section of the DTI website.   Employment Appeals Tribunal   For details of appeals to the decisions of Employment Tribunals   Employment Tribunals   Official site giving details of Employment Tribunals   Health and Safety Executive   Information about Health and Safety at Work   Low pay Commission   Government site for details about the Minimum Wage   Job Centre Plus   For all information about Job Centre +, finding a job and claiming benefit.   Small Business Advice Service   Independent information for Entrepreneurs, Owner Managers and Self Employed.   Small Business Service   Key driving forces in the Government Action Plan for Small Business.   TIGER   Government site giving Tailored Interactive Guidance on Employment Rights

Financial Products and Services

Bank Safe On-line   Sets out simple steps you can take to help keep safe online plus details of latest scams.   Basic Bank accounts   Guide from the Financial Services Association to Basic Bank Accounts   British Bankers Association   Principal trade association for Banks operating the UK   Council of Mortgage Lenders   Trade association for mortgage lenders in the UK   Leaflets from Financial Services Association on finance topics     Borrowing Money   Do you find insurance confusing?   Equity Release Schemes   Mortgages   Saving and investing   Money Made Clear   Excellent site on all aspects of Money produced by the Financial Services Association - the UK’s financial watchdog. Invaluable information on all financial products including Bank Accounts, Credit, Debt ,Insurance, Pensions, Mortgages and Savings.

Health, Disability and Community Care

Age Concern   Largest organisation working with older people in UK. Comprehensive facts sheets.   Berkshire Disability Information Network   Service now closed. New service will be provided via Ark Trust - new website will be provided shortly.   Cruse Bereavement Care   Cruse promotes the well-being of bereaved people and enables anyone bereaved by death to understand their grief and cope with their loss. The organisation provides counselling and support. It offers information, advice, education and training services.   Dial UK   A national organisation providing disability information and advice   Disability Rights Commission   Comprehensive information about disability rights   Gay men’s health   Information specifically of interest to gay men.   Health and Well Being   Section of the DirectGov site.   Male Health   Independent advice from the Men’s Health Forum.   Mind   Information on Mental Health from largest charity in this field.   National Health Service   Comprehensive information about the NHS   NHS Direct   Wealth of information on illnesses and self-help treatment.   Women’s Health   Information specifically oriented toward women.

Housing

Available Homes   Government sponsored exchange and mobility service. Includes 'Home Swap'.   Department for Communities and Local Government   Lots of useful information on many aspects of housing and homelessness.   Direct Government   Home and Communities section of the Direct Government site.   Homebuy   For information about Shared Ownership in South East England.   Housing Corporation   Regulator for all Housing Associations in England   Land Registry   Official body for registering all land in England and Wales.   Private Rentals   Useful publications from Department of Communities and Local Goverment on private rentals (for both tenants and landlords) including deposits and houses in multiple occupation.   Shared Ownership   Links to a leaflet from the Housing Corpoartion on how Shared Ownership works   Shelter   Independent Advice from the National Homelessness charity   Valuation Office - Council Tax   Details of council tax band for domestic properties in England & Wales and information regarding valuation of your property.   Thames Valley Housing Association   One of the largest local Housing Associations