Leaving Care Team
Stockport Family
Central House
Grand Central Square
Wellington Road South
Stockport, SK1 3TA
Telephone: 0161 475 6700
Email: leavingcareduty@stockport.gov.uk
Website: www.stockport.gov.uk/careleavers
Out of hours service, emergencies only: 0161 718 2118
Independent Reviewing Officer
Safeguarding and Learning
Safeguarding Unit
17 and 18 Grand Central Square
Wellington Road South
Stockport
SK1 3TA
Telephone: 0161 474 5657
Advocacy, Children’s Rights and Independent Visitor Service
Coram Voice
Telephone: 0808 800 5792
Website: www.coramvoice.org.uk/
Pure Insight: Connecting Care Leavers
Pure Insight services include a mentoring programme, weekly drop in cafés, parent support groups, art groups and our care leaver forum.
Tel: 0161 804 4400
Website: www.pure-insight.org.uk/
Housing
Stockport Homes Home Choice Team: 0161 474 2975
Benefit enquiry line:
Call from a landline: 0345 608 8545
Call from a mobile: 0845 608 8545
Website: www.gov.uk
Shelter
Tel: 0808 800 4444
Website: www.shelter.org.uk
Refugee Action Manchester
Website: www.refugee-action.org.uk
Benefits and allowances
Job Seekers Allowance online application
Tel: 0800 055 6688
Website: www.dwp.gov.uk/
Universal Credit
Website: www.gov.uk/universalcredit
Child and Working Tax Credits
Tel: 0345 300 3900
Child Benefit
Tel: 0300 200 3100
For enquiries on existing claims only.
Money Advice Service
For help with budgeting.
Website: www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk
Citizens Advice Bureau
Website: www.citizensadvice.org.uk
National Leaving Care Benchmarking Forum
Tel: 020 7336 4800
Email: nlcbf@catch-22.org.uk
Website: www.leavingcare.org