About us:

Granton Information Centre (GIC), established in 1984, provides free, impartial & confidential advice, information & representation to our clients.  We cover a range of issues, by a variety of methods, including: centre-based appointments, home visits, outreach/drop in clinics, representation, and raising awareness sessions. The main issues we deal with at Granton Information Centre are:

• Welfare Benefits
• Housing issues
• Rent arrears
• Debt/Money Advice. ​​

GIC are funded by the  Edinburgh Housing Advice Partnership (EHAP), Edinburgh Integration Joint Board, NHS Scotland and Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB)​​ 

Our voluntary management committee currently employ 14 management/administration and advice staff  who are responsible for the day to day running of GIC.

Our Scottish Charity No. is SCO16522.

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Our office opening hours are:

Mon-Thu: 09.30 – 12.30 & 13.30 – 16.00
Fri: 09.30 – 12.30           

Please be aware we are closed on public holidays.

Our office will be closed on the following dates to enable us to hold our staff meetings:

Monday 30th March 2020 (closed am, re-open at 13.30)
Monday 1st June 2020 (closed am, re-open at 13.30)
Monday 3rd August 2020 (closed am, re-open at 13.30)
Monday 5th October 2020 (closed am, re-open at 13.30)
Monday 7th December 2020 (closed am, re-open at 13.30)

What we do:

In 2018 - 19:
We dealt with 9977 enquiries from 9090 clients
We dealt with 1771 housing cases
We represented 158 local people at tribunals
Through income maximisation we generated £3,319,334.22p money local people were entitled to but had not been claiming.
We dealt with £823,408.06p of NEW DEBT
We carried out twenty home visits

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