You can get in touch with Social Care by contacting your local office during normal office hours, or by arranging for someone to do this for you.  When you call reception, staff will put you in touch with the member of staff on duty in the 'Access Team'. Access Teams at our offices are the first point of contact for all enquiries about services and will explain the assessment process in more detail, whether you are eligible for services and what, if anything, you will have to pay.

An interpreter will be arranged to assist people whose first language is not English, or a sign language interpreter for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Leicestershire County Council, Adult Social Care Service.

Phone: 0116 305 7404.  E-mail: adultsocialcare@leics.gov.uk.

The Blue Badge Scheme provides parking concessions for people with severe walking difficulties, who travel either as drivers or as passengers.

For an application form contact: Disabled Persons Parking Scheme, Passenger Transport Unit, County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8RJ. Phone: 0116 305 7584 or 0116 305 8777.

You can print out or fill in the application form online (opens new window).

Or, e-mail your postal address to:  passengertransport@leics.gov.uk, and an application form will be posted to you.

Information about Direct Payments from a Leicestershire lady who receives them. This website also contains Sue's story, questions about Direct Payments, a photo gallery and useful links to other websites.

The Directgov website includes useful information covering various topics such as life episodes, home and community issues, employment, the law and many more.

Caring for Someone (opens new window).

Disabled People (opens new window).

Over 50's (opens new window).

Mental Health (opens new window).

Leicestershire County Council operates a concessionary travel scheme in partnership with the District Councils.  For more details contact the Concessionary Travel Team.

Phone: 0116 305 8777. Minicom: 0116 305 6870.  Email conctravel@leics.gov.uk