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Local offices

Halifax

• Address
• Council Offices
  Northgate House
  Northgate
  Halifax
• Telephone
• 0845 245 6000
• Textphone
• 01422 393332

As well as being the headquarters office for many Calderdale Council departments, Northgate House also provides a base for several local offices serving the Halifax area. Local services available here are:

Children and Young People's Services

Applications for Education Welfare advice, bus passes, free school meals, clothing, child employment etc. Contact: 01422 392511.

Adult and Community Learning / Youth Service

Contact

Central Halifax,Warley, Town, Skircoat, St. John's

• Address
• Halifax Adult and Community Learning Centre
  Horton Street
  Halifax
• Telephone
• 01422 392836

• Youth Service
• Adult Education
• Community Partnerships with voluntary organisations.

North Halifax, Illingworth, Mixenden, Ovenden

• Address
• Forest Cottage Community Centre
  Cousin Lane
  Halifax
• Telephone
• 01422 254220

• Youth Service
• Adult Education
• Community Partnerships with voluntary organisations.

Housing Advice Centre

Contact

• Address
• Crossley Street
  Halifax
• Telephone
• 01422 392460

Services

All aspects of housing including:

• Private and all housing managed by Registered Social Landlords (formerly known as housing associations)
• Emergency rehousing
• Mortgages
• Right to buy
• Homelessness
• Grants and Adaptions.

Social Services

Halifax and South Halifax

Contact

• Address
• 1, Park Road
  Halifax

Help and advice for:

• Carers
• Elderly people
• People with physical disabilities
• People with learning difficulties
• People with mental health problems.

Opening hours

Contact

• Name
• Customer Services Adviser
• Telephone
• 01422 363561
• Textphone
• 01422 393398
• Fax
• 01422 393815

To contact Social Services in an Emergency outside these hours, contact the Emergency Social Services Duty Team on 01422 365101.

Finance - Cash Office

You can pay council tax, council house rents and all other Calderdale Council bills here. Payments in respect of Pennine Housing 2000 house rents, Yorkshire Water, Yorkshire Electricity and Yorkshire Electricity Gas are also accepted at this office.

Opening hours:

Contact

• Address
• Princess Buildings
  Princess Street
  Halifax
• Telephone
• 01422 393558, or
  01422 393551

Finance - Benefits Assessment Unit

Opening hours

Contact

• Address
• Northgate Entrance
  Princess Buildings
  Halifax HX1 1TP
• Telephone
• 0845 245 8000

Pennine Housing

Local housing offices in Halifax which provide help and advice for:

• House allocation
• Housing Estate Management
• Repairs to Pennine Housing 2000 homes
• Payments of Pennine Housing 2000 house rents

Pennine Housing 2000|

Contact

• Address
• Central Halifax Housing Office
• Telephone
• 01422 383754

• Address
• Furness District Housing Office
  87 Turner Avenue South
  Halifax
• Telephone
• 01422 247690

• Address
• Mixenden District Office
• Telephone
• 01422 246177

Register Office

Contact

• Address
• 4 Carlton Street
  Halifax HX1 2AH
• Telephone
• 01422 353993

Services

Registration of births, deaths and marriages.

Markets Office

Contact

• 19 Albion Street
  Halifax
• Telephone
• 01422 359034

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