Benefit form support

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.

Appointments are available for support completing benefit forms PIP/ESA/UC

Call Homegroup 0300 3047893 to book an appointment

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Woolston Library 10:30am-12:30pm Jan Cummings 07391016658	Two Saints Day Centre 30 Cranbury Avenue 9am-11am Ana Rios 07391016646	Job Centre 10am-2pm Nicky Hartwell 07391016631 & Wendy Young 07391016637	Two Saints Day Centre 9am – 11am Martin Lane 07391016672	Portswood Sainsburys Community Room 10am – 2pm Josie Torpey 07391016635
Job Centre 10am – 12pm Jane Gleeson 07471355573 and Gurjit Sonchhatla 07391016634	Townhill Park Community Centre Meggeson Avenue 10am-12pm Jan 07391016658	New Road 1pm-3pm Martin Lane 07391016672 (starting 28 August)	YMCA Weston Community Library 11:30am-1pm Luke Basford 07823789590	YMCA Woolston 53 Victoria Road 11am-1pm Luke Basford 07823789590
	Monthly 1^st Tuesday of the month The Hub Melchet Road Harefield Wendy 07391016637		City Life Church Swaythling 11am-12pm Sian Griffiths 07391016639 (starting 8 August)	Job Centre 10am – 2pm Wendy Young 07391016637 & Jan Cummings 07391016658 & Lisa Bull 07824588916
			Central Housing Office St Mary’s Street 1pm-3pm Colette Soper 07391016670	Shirley Housing Office 12pm-1:30pm Ana Rios 07391016646 (starting 30 August)
				Lordshill Ecumenical Church 1pm – 2pm Nicky Hartwell 07391016631 & Mel Agius 07391016674

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