Origins of the project

The Welfare advice Service established in 1992 is one of the cornerstone projects of Corpus Christi services (CCS).The Advice Service seeks to meet the identified needs of a community which everyday battles with the realities of unemployment, poverty, debt, sickness and benefit dependency.

Contact: Patrick Magee
Position: Welfare Advice Worker

                                                                                      E.mail: patrick@corpuschristiservices.co.uk
                                                                                      Tel No: (028) 90240653
                                                                                      Fax No: (028) 90235236

Who we are

The project has three staff members:

Bronagh Bellew – Advice Officer

Patrick Magee – Advice Officer

Gerard Murphy – Advice Administrator

Bronagh and Patrick are Citizen’s Advice Bureau (CAB) trained and experienced in social work, we continue to avail of on-going training to ensure an up-to-date knowledge of the ever-changing benefits system.

What we do

During the year the service received 1477 enquiries and dealt with 1161 clients. We offer advice and follow up work on the following:

Help to apply for the full range of Social Security benefits
Advice on entitlement
Benefit appeals
Tribunal representation
Advocacy support
Debt counselling
Housing benefits

Service delivery

The service is delivered on 3 levels:

Home visitation service for the housebound
Drop-in service (Tuesday morning 10.00am – 12.30pm at our premises
By appointment (highly recommended)

To access the service

Simply telephone 90240653 and ask to speak with Bronagh, Patrick or Gerard. The service operates 5 days per week:

Monday – Thursday 9.00am – 5.00pm

Friday – 9.00am –12.30pm

Confidentiality

All interviews are conducted in private. The Advice Service meets Advice Service Alliance (ASA) good practice guidelines