Social Things · Scotland
Work, training and benefits
Free help with finding work, retraining, and the money you're owed.
National helplines
If that doesn't answer
The Salvation Army
They don't publish their opening hours — worth trying, but don't count on it being answered.
The Salvation Army's Employment Plus offers tailored support to help people become job-ready and find work. Their finder takes your postcode and shows the nearest centre, with its address and phone number. It doesn't list opening hours, so ring first.
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Skills Development Scotland
0800 917 8000Closed now · Opens tomorrow at 9am
Covers Scotland only.
Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm. Closed on bank holidays.
Scotland's national careers service. Free advice on finding work, changing career, funding and training — at any age, whether or not you're claiming anything.
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Universal Credit helpline
0800 328 5644Closed now · Opens tomorrow at 8am
Covers Scotland, England and Wales only.
Mon–Fri, 8am–6pm. Closed on bank holidays. Free to call.
For help making a claim, or with a claim you already have. If you're waiting on a first payment you can ask for an advance — you don't have to go without in the meantime.
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Your council
Councils hold the emergency funds and know what runs locally. They are the right call when a national line is closed.
Find your council (opens in a new tab)What's nearby
Give us a postcode and we'll show you what's closest.
We know of employability services across the UK — but “nearby” isn't a question we can answer without knowing where, and handing you a list of the whole country would help nobody.