Useful Links
AGE UK - Advice & information for older people.
Broken Rainbow - Provides support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people experiencing domestic violence.
Business Debtline - Debt advice for small businesses including individuals that are self-employed.
Coram Children's Legal Centre - Free information, advice & representation to children, young people, their families, carers and professionals.
Cornerstone - Day Centre in Manchester providing services to vulnerable and disadvantaged adult.
Defence Medical Welfare Service - Emotional & practical help & support to Members of the Armed Forces when in hospital, hospice, rehabilitation or recovery centres.
Emergency Food Providers - The map helps find accessible foodbanks in the Greater Manchester area.
Equality & Human Rights Commission - Promote and monitor human rights, protect and enforce equality.
Home Start - Helps families with young children.
Identity Theft - Prevention and what to do if you are a victim of identity theft.
Insolvency Service - Bankruptcy, Individual Voluntary Arrangements, Debt Relief Orders.
Local Welfare Assistance Schemes - LA emergency food, fuel, clothing or furniture.
Mankind - Support for male victims of gender related abuse & violence.
Men's Advice Line - Advice and support for male victims of gender related violence.
Money Advice Service - Free & impartial money advice.
National Debtline - Free debt advice and support.
PayPlan - Free impartial debt advice.
Refuge - For women and children experiencing gender violence abuse.
StepChange - Free debt advice.
TfGM Taxi Voucher Scheme - For people unable to use public transport.
Travel Scheme for Greater Manchester residents - - For people unable to use public transport.
Trafford Carer's Centre - Supporting carers in Trafford.
Trafford Centre for Independent Living (CIL) Information & advice for deaf and disabled people in Trafford.
Trafford Co-ordination Centre - Helps Trafford residents access healthcare services.
Trafford Housing Trust - Registered Social Landlord in Trafford.
True Vision - Independent and confidential support to report hate crime.
Turn2Us - Benefits calculator and details of grant giving charities.
United Utilities Trust Fund - Provides grants towards household bills & priority debts.
Vicitims Support - Free confidential help to victims of crime, witnesses, friends and family.
Women's Aid - National charity working to end violence against women and children.
The benefits and work website contains lots of useful info and guides on benefits (especially PIP and ESA) for clients, advisers and specialist caseworkers. You can access and download the "members only guides", which we can save / copy / print for ourselves (or, if appropriate, for clients or use for training purposes) by clicking on the menu on the left hand side of the page. You may also want to sign up for their newsletter and have a look at the forum. Our log in details are:
Username: PWCA Password: penninewest2016
(do not tick the "remember me" box as it might affect affect your ability to download the guides - instead ask google to remember your details).