Social Work Offices Social Work Offices Council

Social Work Headquarters Social Work Office Are you a Dalrymple House Ravenscraig Hospital 195 Dalrymple Street Inverkip Road Physically Impaired Greenock Tel: (01475) 714000 Tel (01475) 633777 Adult Needing Help? Central Office Social Work Office 195 Dalrymple Street Greenock Health Centre The choice can be yours Greenock Duncan Street Tel: (01475) 714100 Greenock Tel: (01475) 501296 Social Work Office 2nd Floor,99 Dalrymple Street Social Work Office Greenock Health Centre Tel: (01475) 714500 16 Shore Street Gourock Bow Farm Office Tel: (01475) 502469 Nicol Street Greenock Social Work Office Tel: (01475) 714400 Health Centre 2 Bay Street Strone Office Port Glasgow 1 Aberfoyle Road Tel: (01475) 506034 Greenock Tel: (01475) 714600 Inverclyde Centre for Independent Living Port Glasgow Office 10 - 16 Gibshill Road Scarlow Street Greenock Port Glasgow Tel: (01475) 714350 Tel: (01475) 714900 Minicom: 01475 794334 Social Work Office Inverclyde Royal Hospital on Disability Inverkip Road c\o 35 Bannockburn Street Greenock Greenock PA16 9DF Tel: (01475) 633777 For emergencies outwith office hours: Tel. 0800 811505

SOCIAL WORK SERVICES In order to qualify you must: What is available? If you are Physically Impaired you may be eligible for personal 1. Be aged 16 to 65 on application If the cost of the services you require are below assistance in any of the £200 per week then Inverclyde Council may following ways: 2. Have a DLA (Disability Living meet this in full by providing either services or Allowance) Care Component at: cash (or a combination of both).

a) the higher rate, if your needs are more However, if the costs of these services are above „ Money and support to employ your own than £200 per week; £200 but below £500 per week, then Inverclyde personal assistant(s). or Council will assist you to apply for the rest of the b) the middle rate if your needs are less money you require from the Independent Living „ Home care supplied by Social Work than £200 per week. Fund (1993) Services. 3. Want to live in the community rather than What support can I get when I employ „ A volunteer to live with you, or to come in in a residential ‘home’. someone? on a daily basis. 4. Be assessed by Social Work Services as If you choose to employ your own personal „ A community agency to give you requiring personal assistance. assistant then the process of working out things personal care. like Tax and National Insurance can be managed 5. (a) Live alone, or with someone who for you by the Glasgow Council for the Voluntary cannot help you all of the time Sector. or (b) Live in a residential home or hospital In addition to this you can get advice and support and want to come out. in the day-to-day management of your personal assistant from Social Work Services. 6. Not have savings over £18,500 except in exceptional circumstances.

7. Be on Income Support, or have income less than what is needed to pay for all the help you need.

ALL of the above criteria MUST be met