Social Support Services
Bradford Social Care
Emergency Social Services (out of hours)
01274 530434
Bradford Council's Social Care services are divided into two divisions:
- Adult Services
- Children & Young People
Adult Services
www.bradford.gov.uk/health_well-being_and_care/adult_care
This web site has a wealth of information about a huge range of subjects, including:
- Day care for the elderly
- Careline
- Residental homes in Bradford
- Home care
- Supporting people
- Hospice and palliative care
- The adult protection unit (physical, sexual, emotional, institutional, financial, discriminatory abuse)
- A - Z guide for the over-50's
There is also a link to Support Groups and Organisations, including:
- Airedale and Wharfedale Autism Resource
- Baby Unit Regional Parents Society (BURPS)
- Bradford and Bingley Branch of Carers UK
- Bradford and District Autistic Support Group (BADASG)
- Bradford Older Carers Project
- Bradford Toy Library
- Hyper-active Children's Support Group
- Parents Link
- Parent Partnership Service
- V I Sahara Group
For a complete list of voluntary and community support groups and organisations, click here
For the 2007/2008 Directory of Care Services, click here
For a complete list of contact details, including Social Care Services, click here
Children & Young People
The newly formed Children & Yopung People's service deals with the following matters:
(Click on the services name, in blue, to access the service)
- Adoption and Fostering
- Early Years and Childcare
- Safeguarding Children
- Social Care
- Youth Offending
- Youth Service
- Skills for Work
- Education
Free School Meals & Clothing
01274 432772
www.bradford.gov.uk/schoolmeals
Free School Meals and School Clothing Allowance are available to children of parents/guardians who live in the Bradford Metropolitan District area, attend a council nursery or school full time and get one of the following:
- Income Support
- Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance
- Pension Credit (Guarantee Credit)
- Child Tax Credit (but not Working Tax Credit) with an annual income (as assessed by HM Revenue & Customs) of less than £14,495
- Support from NASS under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
Even if you do not qualify for Housing Benefit and/or Council Tax Benefit you can still claim.
How do I apply for Free School Meals and School Clothing Allowance?
If you want to claim Housing Benefit and/or Council Tax Benefit as well as Free School Meals and School Clothing Allowance you need to complete the Housing Benefit, Council Tax Benefit, Free School Meals and School Clothing Allowance Claim Form.
If you do not want to claim Housing Benefit and/or Council Tax Benefit you can apply for just free school meals and schools clothing vouchers using the Free School Meals and School Clothing Allowance Application form.
Even if you do not qualify for Housing Benefit and/or Council Tax Benefit you can still claim. Vouchers for School Clothing Allowance are payable once a year and each voucher is worth £26.00.
To get a claim form, click here.
Bradford Community Housing Trust Group
01274 254000
BCHTG aims to provide affordable, high quality homes in desirable neighbourhoods across the Bradford district. They currently manage 22,000 homes, all of which were previously owned by Bradford Council.
There are area offices as well as the main office:
Bradford Community Housing Trust Group
Head Office Trust House
5 New Augustus Street
Bradford BD1 5LL
0845 120 8171
The area offices cover Bradford Wsert, East, North and South, and the Aire-Wharfe area. For details, go to www.bchtgroup.org/key-contacts.html
There is also a Home Hunters application online facilit, as well as a Disabled Persons Advice Service
