New Forest Disability Information Service
Contact details
New Forest Disability Information Service
6-8 Osborne Road
New Milton
BH25 6AD
Public phone: 01425 628 750
Email: info@newforestdis.org.uk or for welfare benefit advice benefits@newforestdis.org.uk
Website URL: http://www.newforestdis.org.uk
General information
Service offered: Advice and information for disabled people, their families and carers, and professionals. Casework in welfare benefits. Information on respite care, local services, transport and mobility, holidays, social groups, equipment and home adaptations. Outreach services in Hythe, Totton, Lymington, New Milton, Ringwood, Fordingbridge and Lymington Hospital. New and lightly used daily living aids and mobility equipment.
Target group: Disabled people, their families and carers, involved professionals.
Area served: New Forest
How to contact: Phone (01425 628750), email or write. Open Mon-Fri 9.30am-4.30pm
Availability
Monday: 9.30am - 4.30pm
Tuesday: 9.30am - 4.30pm
Wednesday: 9.30am - 4.30pm
Thursday: 9.30am - 4.30pm
Friday: 9.30am - 4.30pm
Weekends: Closed
Office Hours:
Accessibility
Wheelchair access: Yes - full
Accessible toilets: Yes
Access notes: Ramped entrance. Information in large print, by e-mail.
Other information
Languages other than English: Language Line
Charity number: 1104589
Year established: 1998
Staffing: Operations Manager; Independence Team Manager; Independence Advisors; Benefits Advice Manager; Senior benefit Advisors; volunteers supporting in all areas inc reception, data entry, research, basic benefit advice
Public transport: New Milton train station - 5 minutes walk.
Record last checked: 18 September 2024