Debt, eviction, homelessness, or not being able to afford to live.
Also searched as: debt, eviction, homeless, benefits, cost of living, bankruptcy.
Free, 24-hour listening for anyone who is struggling — you do not have to be suicidal to call, and you do not have to give your name.
Call Samaritans, free, 24 hours a day
Free from any phone, including mobiles with no credit. Does not appear on itemised bills.
Open 24 hours, every day
Checked 18 September 2026 against their own page
A helpline and webchat built around how men most often ask for help — though it is open to everyone.
Call CALM
Open 5pm to midnight, every day of the year.
Every day 17:00–00:00
Checked 25 August 2026 against their own page
Start a CALM webchat
Same hours as the phone line, and staffed by the same trained team.
Every day 17:00–00:00
Checked 25 August 2026 against their own page
Support for under-25s on anything at all — mental health, money, housing, relationships, drugs.
Australia's national 24-hour crisis line — phone, text or chat, for anyone at any time.
Call Lifeline, 24 hours a day
Open 24 hours, every day
Checked 25 August 2026 against their own page
Text Lifeline on 0477 13 11 14
Open 24 hours, every day
Checked 25 August 2026 against their own page
Start a Lifeline crisis chat
Open 24 hours, every day
Checked 25 August 2026 against their own page
Japan's free national support line, answering any kind of difficulty.
Support for farmers and farming families across England and Wales, on both the personal and the business side of a hard year.
Free, independent advice for disabled people and their families in England and Wales.
Free, confidential support for anyone with a family member in prison, or leaving one.