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Additional support

Name of service
Type of Support
Who is it for
Contact/link
Name of service

Advice Portsmouth – The You Trust

Type of Support

Advice Portsmouth provides free, independent, impartial, and confidential advice in in fields of debt, welfare benefits, employment, housing, family and consumer law

Who is it for

All residents

Contact/link

Focus Point, 116 Kingston Crescent, Portsmouth, PO2 8AL

T: 02392 794 340

Advice Portsmouth – The You Trust

Name of service

Family Tenancy Support Service

Type of Support

Support with tenancy agreements, housing management, money management, welfare and benefits

Who is it for

The service can support homeowners, private tenants and tenants of registered social landlords (not PCC Tenants)

Contact/link

The Roberts Centre

24 Gamble Road

Buckland

Portsmouth

PO2 7BN

Telephone: 023 9229 6919

donna.burney@robertscentre.org.uk

Name of service

Housing Options

Type of Support

Housing advice and support

Who is it for

Housing Tenants

Name of service

Housing Needs, Advice & Support service

Type of Support

Assessing the needs of young people at risk of homelessness

Who is it for

Under 16/17 at risk of homelessness or excluded from family home

Contact/link

Floor 1 Civic Offices

housing.options.supported@secure.portsmouthcc.gov.uk

Name of service

NRPF (No Recourse to Public Funds) Network

Type of Support

Safeguarding the welfare of destitute families, adults and care leavers who are unable to access benefits due to their immigration status

Who is it for

To access support for migrant families. For those needing help, an adviser or Local Authority professional looking to access social services support

Contact/link

NRPF Network

Name of service

Rise Houses

Type of Support

Support with alcohol and substance misuse issues

Who is it for

People recovering from alcohol and substance related issues

Contact/link

Rise Houses

Name of service

Switched On Portsmouth

Type of Support

Freephone advice line offering in depth energy support with tariffs, meters, bill queries or debt & more

Who is it for

Anyone needing advice and support with energy bills/providers and debt

Name of service

The Society of St James Homeless Day Service

Type of Support

This service provides breakfast, hot drinks, shower and laundry facilities, locker facilities for people to store their belongings and they can also help people with providing clothing. They are also able to support people with immediate needs, such as:  welfare benefits, registering with a GP, help with substance misuse, accommodation and referrals to supported housing

Who is it for

Those 18+

Contact/link

Self or professional referral.

125 Albert Road South
Southampton
Hampshire
SO14 3FR

T:  023 9288 2689. E: portsmouth.dayservices@ssj.org.uk

Name of service

Two Saints

Type of Support

Portsmouth Foyer – Young People’s Foyer Service

Who is it for

Young people between 16 and 25 who are homeless or at risk of being homeless