Age UK Southampton is a local independent charity set up to support older people living within the city limits to live independently. This page details their services which include information and advice, benefits support, home visiting and telephone befriending, IT classes, social groups and day care. Read more
Homegroup’s Flexible Housing Related Support Service is now able to offer appointments to support adults to complete their benefit forms at many of their drop-in services around the city. Call Homegroup on 0300 3047893 to book an appointment Read more
Free, confidential and impartial advice around benefits, debt, relationships, housing, discrimination, healthcare, work, consumer, education, law and rights, tax and immigration Read more
A home visit can be arranged when there is medical evidence confirming a person cannot leave their home to attend an Assessment Centre to verify eligibility for some statutory entitlements. Assistance with form filling is also available. Read more
Help provided via the West Itchen Community Trust at 53 Derby Rd, Southampton SO14 0DJ Fridays from 9.30am – 12noon and Saturdays from 10am-12noon Read more
Where you can find support for filling out the DLA form Read more
Southampton City Council's floating support service and supported housing options can help you live safely and independently with support when you need it. Click for more details. Read more
Macmillan Cancer Support and Citizens Advice have formed a partnership in which local Citizens Advice are funded by Macmillan to provide advice on welfare benefits to people affected by cancer. Caseworkers advise clients about all benefits they are entitled to and provide help claiming them. They also ensure that they are aware of any available grants which could assist them, and can provide advice on other issues, for example debt, if necessary. Read more
City Catering Southampton’s reasonably priced Meals on Wheels service is available to any Southampton City Council resident. Read more
Northam Community Centre weekly breakfast and lunch. Read more
Southampton Advice & Representation Centre give support with welfare benefits law and employment law and all forms of discrimination Read more
Southampton Advice & Representation Centre give support with welfare benefits law and employment law and all forms of discrimination. Form filling support. Read more
Support for Southampton residents with welfare benefits law and employment law includes a form filling service Read more
Time Banking is an exchange of skills and experience within a community, trading your skills for someone else’s in order to get a job done. It is an exchange of time, an hour for an hour. Read more