Utilities

To find out who currently supplies gas to your home, call 0870 6081524

To find out who currently supplies electricity to your home, call 0845 6030618

To contact Severn Trent about your water service, call 0845 7500 500

There are several companies you can use to compare utility prices.  These include www.uswitch.com and www.moneysupermarket.com.  You can call uswitch on 0800 404 7961 and moneysupermarket on 0845 345 1296

Health

To find dentists in your area:
Visit NHS Choices at www.nhs.uk 
Call NHS Direct on 0845 4647
Visit www.searchdentists.co.uk
Look in your local phone book or yellow pages

To find doctors in your area:
Visit NHS Choices at www.nhs.uk 
Call NHS Direct on 0845 4647
Look in your local phone book or yellow pages

Fire Safety

Staffordshire Fire and Rescue has a variety of home safety services, including fire risk checks and free smoke alarms.  Visit their website at www.staffordshirefire.gov.uk

Benefits, pensions and finance

To find out what benefits or tax credits you may be able to get, visit www.entitledto.co.uk or look in your phone book for Jobcentre Plus.  The Jobcentre Plus advert lists the telephone numbers of the local agencies for all the different benefits

Alternatively, call the SHA Rent Team on 01782 744533 who will use their Quick Benefits Calculator to help you find out what you may be entitled to

Debt and money management

Download a free budget planner from www.moneysavingexpert.com or www.moneymadeclear.fsa.gov.uk

For advice and help with debt, look in your phone book for your local Citizens Advice Bureau, or call National Debtline on 0808 808 4000 (website www.nationaldebtline.co.uk) or the Consumer Credit Counselling Service on 0800 1381 1111 (website www.cccs.co.uk)