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Friday the 6 th of October 2017 in the Lees Suite, Level 2, Civic Centre, West Street, Oldham 0L1 1UT. Please contact Victor Godden, Welfare Rights Officer for Oldham Welfare Rights Service on 0161 770 1874 or email victor.godden@oldham.gov.uk if you require further information on travel or the meeting itself.

AGENDA

9:30 – 10:00 – Refreshments10:00 – 10:10 – Welcome from Oldham WRS10:10 – 10:30 –Minutes of last meeting and matters arising.10:30 – 11:00 – SPEAKER – Hayley Hughes, Business Development Manager at Manchester Citizens Advice talking about access to the service and innovation. 11:15 – 11:30 – Questions and discussion. 11:30 – 12:30 – Around the areas – take-up, training, funding and advice issues.

12:30 – 1:30 – Lunch1:30 – 2:00 - Refreshments2:00 – 2:30 – SPEAKER – Vivien Robinson, DWP Partnership Manager talking about the introduction of Universal Credit full service in Oldham. 2:30 – 2:45 – Questions and discussion.2:45 – 3:30 – Any Other Business/Information Exchange.

WELFARE RIGHTS ADVISERS GROUP

A group to support benefit advisers promote health, wellbeing and good practice in advice work.