Where to get help with a low income
George House Trust help
Our advice services include
Debt and Money Advice
Help with dealing with your debts and managing your money, from a specialist adviser from Manchester Advice, at George House Trust. Please call 0161 274 4499 for an appointment.
Thursdays 10.00am-12.00 midday, and on Mondays 2pm-4pm.
Welfare Rights Advice
Advice on your entitlements and information about benefits from a specialist welfare rights adviser from Manchester Advice at George House Trust. Please call 0161 274 4499 for an appointment.
Thursdays 10.00am-12.00 midday, and on Mondays 2pm-4pm.
Manchester Advice at Manchester Royal Infirmary and North Manchester Hospitals
Hathersage Centre for Sexual Health at Manchester Royal Infirmary
Manchester Advice can also help you with problems such as benefits, housing, debt and consumer issues at the Hathersage Centre, the new HIV/STI clinic for Manchester Royal Infirmary. To see the adviser Chris, please make an appointment to see her - call the Hathersage Centre on 276 5221 and leave a message, OR text Chris Clarke the advice worker on 0782 7878 375, OR call her direct at Manchester Advice 0161 234 3305.
North Manchester General Hospital
At North Manchester General Hospital the Manchester Advice specialist advice worker is Karina Knight and she can help with things like benefits, housing, debt and consumer problems. Please call 0161 234 3923 to book an appointment with advice worker Karina Knight.
Employment Advice
George House Trust provides advice and support to people living with HIV in employment and to people wishing to start training or return to employment. Our advisers can also suggest other specialist help.
One-to-One Appointments
You can book an appointment to see one of our Advisers. This can be at our building in Ardwick, or at one of our regional hospital-based services at Blackburn, Manchester Royal Infirmary, North Manchester General, or Salford.
The Adviser will provide advice and help you identify any other support you may need. This may be from our services, or we may refer you to specialist services provided by another organisation, with your permission.
George House Trust at Hospitals
You can make an appointment by phoning 0161 274 4499 to see a George House Trust adviser at these hospital clinics:
North Manchester General Hospital (Crumpsall): Every Friday 9.30am-12.30pm
- to book please call George House Trust 0161 274 4499
Hathersage Centre for Sexual Health (Manchester Royal Infirmary): Every Thursday 11am - 2pm
- to book please call George House Trust 0161 274 4499
Salford Goodman Clinic at Capio Oaklands Hospital: Alternate Tuesday 9.30am – 12.30pm
- to book please call George House Trust 0161 274 4499
Blackburn Hospital Clinic Last Tuesday of every month - but not in December - 9.30am - 12.30pm
- to book please call THE CLINIC 01254 736045 between 8.30am and 4.30pm Monday – Thursday or 8.30am – 1pm on Friday. Please tell them you want to see someone from George House Trust
Other services in Manchester
Body Positive North West (BPNW)
BPNW provide food parcels and free or cheap hot meals to people on a low income. Check their services page for details or call them on 0161 882 2200.
Live in NW England, but not Manchester?
Wherever you live in NW England, you can obtain advice and support from George House Trust by phone, seek payments from welfare and other funds, without needing to come to our office. Please call 0161 274 4499.
George House Trust offer these Web Services
Ask for Advice / Information
Make an Appointment
Apply for a Welfare Fund Grant
Condoms in the Post
Services from other organisations
Lancashire
Preston, Morecambe, Accrington, Blackpool, Blackburn
CLASS HIV services are based in Preston
CLASS provide HIV support in central Lancashire – Preston, Chorley, South Ribble and West Lancashire.
Signposts MARC HIV services are based in Morecambe
Hyndburn Citizens Advice Bureau, in Accrington, advises people living with HIV.
For an appointment please call 01254 304114 or email adviser Christine Hamilton
Some more details of these Lancashire services are here
Blackpool
Shiver in Blackpool provide HIV advice
Blackpool Council offers HIV advice and support - HIV Social Worker 01253 477933 or email
Body Positive Blackpool advice and support
Blackburn
In Blackburn you can see a George House Trust adviser at the Royal Blackburn Hospital clinic, on the last Tuesday of every month (except in December). 9.30am - 12.30pm.
Please book an appointment by ringing the Hospital HIV clinic 01254 736045 between 8.30am and 4.30pm Monday – Thursday or 8.30am – 1pm on Friday. Please tell them you want to see someone from George House Trust on the last Tuesday of the month.
Liverpool
Sahir House provides advice in Liverpool - details of their services are here.
Birkenhead
Terrence Higgins Trust services in Birkenhead
Cumbria
Cumbria County Council HIV services
Cumbria HIV services leaflet with contact names and details pdf
Cumbria HIV/AIDS Support Group 01228 591 986
Carlisle Citizens Advice Bureau 01228 633 900
Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB)
Citizens Advice offer help in most towns across NW England. Citizens Advice have been helping people for around 70 years and have an excellent name. They have a strong confidentiality policy and welcome everyone, including people with HIV.
They are free, independent, accurate, impartial and confidential.
The advisers are thoroughly trained and skilled in using a highly detailed information system to answer almost any question and problem.
On the Citizens Advice website - AdviceGuide - you can find information, advice, and answers to many simple problems.
Find your nearest Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB)
If you need one to one help, or have a more complicated problem, you can find your nearest advice bureau by using your postcode here
Click the links to the other pages in this Low Income section, in the menu on the left
- Increasing Income
- Cuttinfg Spending
- Dealing with Debt
- George House Trust low income help