Appendix A - Brighton and Hove



Appendix A

Independent social welfare advice provision in Brighton and Hove

Please note that this document is ‘live’ and therefore will continue to be updated throughout the financial inclusion programme

|Organisation |Service contact |Sector |Money Advice Service |Client group |Access route(s) |Commissioners & funders (where |Notes |

| | | |provided | | |known) | |

|MACSS (Money Advice and |Jackie Grigg |voluntary |Distinct, specialist |Some general public |-via social services |-Narinder Sundar commissioner, | |

|Community Support Service)|jackie.grigg@.uk | |debt advice services |services. Some |referral (supporting |Supporting people B&HCC | |

| | | | |restricted by funding|people contract) |-Ododo Dafe, Commissioner, | |

| | | | |(see access routes) |-via housing management|Housing Management B&HCC | |

| | | | | |referral (council |-central government face to face| |

| | | | | |tenants contract) |contract (for RSL tenants) | |

| | | | | |-via RSL referral (FIF |managed via Money Advice Service| |

| | | | | |contract) |Miles Davidson B&HCC/Sarah | |

| | | | | |-via telephone (general|Podmore, Public Health (Warm | |

| | | | | |public) |Homes Healthy People Project) | |

|Brighton and Hove Citizens|Vicky Watson |Voluntary |Distinct generalist and|General public |-via drop in or |John Best, strategic grants |*Provision of specialist debt & |

|Advice Bureau |Vicky.Watson@brightonhovecab.or| |Specialist debt advice | |telephone |officer |benefits advice currently |

| |g.uk | |casework | |-via GP referral |Becky Woodiwiss, Health |uncertain post April 2013 Legal |

| | | | | | |Promotion Specialist (Public |Aid Reforms |

| | | | | | |Health) | |

| | | | | | |-central government contract | |

| | | | | | |(for RSL tenants) managed via | |

| | | | | | |Money Advice Service | |

| | | | | | |Miles Davidson B&HCC/Sarah | |

| | | | | | |Podmore, Public Health (Warm | |

| | | | | | |Homes Healthy People Project) | |

|BHT Legal Advice Services |John Holmstrom |Voluntary |Distinct specialist |General public |-face to face |-John Best, Strategic Grants |*Provision of debt advice likely |

| |john.holmstrom@.uk | |debt and benefits | |appointments (booked |Officer, B&HCC |to reduce post April 2013 Legal |

| | | |advice casework* | |through referral, |-Santosh Bhabra, Legal Services |Aid Reforms |

| | | | | |telephone or drop in) |Commission | |

| | | | | | |Miles Davidson B&HCC/Sarah | |

| | | | | | |Podmore, Public Health (Warm | |

| | | | | | |Homes Healthy People Project) | |

|St Lukes Advice Service |Linda Wilmot |Voluntary |Distinct specialist |General public |-Initial access via |-John Best, Strategic Grants | |

| |info@.u| |debt advice casework | |telephone |Officer, B&HCC | |

| |k | |service | | | | |

|Brighton Unemployed Centre|Julie O’Hara |Voluntary |Distinct generalist |General public |-Access via drop in and|-John Best, Strategic Grants | |

|Families Project |WelfareRights@ | |money advice service | |telephone |Officer, B&HCC | |

| | | |Distinct specialist | | | | |

| | | |benefit advice casework| | | | |

| | | |service | | | | |

|Christians Against Poverty|Rich-Page Jones |Voluntary |Distinct specialist |General public |-via referral |N/A |Small, recently established faith|

| |rich@pagejones.co.uk | |debt advice casework | | | |based service linked to national |

| | | |service | | | |CAP network. Stong links with B&H|

| | | | | | | |City Mission Food Bank |

|Terrance Higgins Trust |Tim Procter |Voluntary |Distinct generalist |People living with |-via drop in and |? | |

| |Tim.Procter@.uk | |debt advice service |HIV |referral | | |

| | | |Distinct specialist | | | | |

| | | |benefit advice casework| | | | |

| | | |service | | | | |

|Age UK |Mary Baldock |Voluntary |Generalist debt & |People aged 55 and |-initial access via |-John Best, Strategic Grants | |

| |maryb@ageuk-.uk | |benefits advice |above |telephone |Officer, B&HCC | |

| | | |services | | |Miles Davidson B&HCC/Sarah | |

| | | |Specialist benefit | | |Podmore, Public Health (Warm | |

| | | |advice project via | | |Homes Healthy People Project) | |

| | | |Martletts Hospice | | | | |

|RISE (Women’s Refuge) |Gail Gray |Voluntary |Generalist debt & money|Women victims of | |-John Best, Strategic Grants | |

| |ceo@.uk | |advice provided as part|Domestic Violence | |Officer, B&HCC | |

| | | |of a package of support| | | | |

| | | |to refuge users | | | | |

|The Fed |Sam Hubbert |Voluntary |Support services: | | |-John Best, Strategic Grants | |

| |Sam.Hubbert@.uk| |.uk| | |Officer, B&HCC | |

| | | |/services/out-and-about| | | | |

| | | |/its-local-actually | | |Miles Davidson B&HCC/Sarah | |

| | | | | | |Podmore, Public Health (Warm | |

| | | | | | |Homes Healthy People Project) | |

|AMAZE |Rachel Travers |Voluntary | |Families with | | | |

| |Rachel@.uk | | |disabled children | | | |

|BMECP |Doris Ndebele |Voluntary |One Stop Shop Service |BME communities |Drop-in |Originally funded by the | |

| |doris@.uk | |delivered every Friday | | |Lottery, now being funded | |

| | | |in partnership with | | |through reserves | |

| | | |MACSS and Migrant | | | | |

| | | |Helpline | | | | |

|Youth Advice Centre, Hove |Sussex Central YMCA |Voluntary |Information and Advice |13-25 year olds |Drop-in | | |

| | | |Drop-in including | | | | |

| | | |advice on welfare | | | | |

| | | |benefits | | | | |

|Young People’s Centre |Impact Initiatives |Voluntary |Information and Advice |13-25 year olds |Drop-in | | |

| | | |Drop-in including | | | | |

| | | |advice on social | | | | |

| | | |welfare issues, welfare| | | | |

| | | |benefits, IT/Internet | | | | |

| | | |access | | | | |

|Unison |Unison Offices |Trades Union | |Unison Members |Telephone advice line | |Offer: |

| | | | | |for members | |Financial advice and debt |

| |southeast@unison.co.uk | | | | | |counselling (free 0800 number |

| | | | | | | |debt-line) |

| | | | | | | |Info on Winter Fuel Grants |

|GMB |GMB Offices |Trades Union | |GMB Members |Telephone and email | |Offer: |

| |infohove@.uk | | | |contact | |Debt advice via the Debt Advice |

| | | | | | | |Network |

| | | | | | | |GMB also has its own in-house |

| | | | | | | |Credit Union accessible by all |

| | | | | | | |members and their families |

|PCT/CCG |Information Prescriptions (IP) |Statutory |Information web portal | |On-line information | |IP widely used by IAG providers, |

| |web portal | |that includes specific | | | |library staff and other support |

| | | |section on financial | | | |agencies. Provides reliable and |

| |.uk | |advice and benefits | | | |up-to-date information. |

|The Whitehawk Inn |Frances Duncan, CEO |Voluntary |IAG |Drop-in and 1:1 | | |IAG on financial advice, loan |

| | | | |sessions by | | |sharks, credit unions, housing. |

| |FDUNCAN@.uk | | |appointment | | |Works in partnership with MACSS, |

| | | | | | | |St Lukes Advice Service. |

| | | | | | | |Runs 5 IT courses per term from |

| | | | | | | |drop-in to accredited courses. |

| | | | | | | |Weekly Job Drop-In including |

| | | | | | | |access to PCs |

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