Our advisers can help with:
Managing money
- Dealing with debt
- Maximising income
- Accessing benefits
Housing
- Support with housing applications
- Liaising with housing services
- Preventing homelessness
Education & Employment
- Accessing training opportunities
- Support into work
Immigration & Legal issues
- Signposting to specialist immigration and legal advice
Mental health & wellbeing
- Referrals to appropriate support services
- Including substance misuse services where needed
Accessing healthcare
- Registering with GP and dental services
Where there are other underlying issues which may cause a barrier in moving people forward such as mental health, substance misuse we ensure that we identify these and refer to an appropriate agency and therefore provide a holistic service. Additionally we support clients in accessing health service where they may have not done previously, such as GP and Dental services. Ultimately the projects looks to support service users so that they can concentrate on engaging with their treatment and complete this.
We are proud to be a HIV Fast Track Cities community Ally and are committed to working together to help end new HIV transmissions by 2030. Our focus is on reducing stigma and discrimination and improving the quality of life for people living with HIV.
Find out more
If you identify a person who may benefit from this type of help and they meet the criteria, they can be referred by their TB nurse or HIV support worker.
Please contact the Community TB Team (02476 964 169) or the Integrated Sexual Health Service, Stoney Stanton Health Centre https://www.ishs.org.uk/ (0300 247 0069).
Project benefits
The project has been running since 2008. The purpose is to raise awareness of TB and HIV and offer additional help to clients who are newly diagnosed and in treatment. Clients receive one on one support from a caseworker who helps to access doctor and dental services, and apply for benefits, help with debt, offer housing advice and signpost to education, training, legal help and help with immigration issues.
The project focus has been on quality rather than quantity, the work that is undertaken for clients is wide ranging and on average results in financial gains of over £1k per client.
