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Friday the 4th of December 2015 in the Boardroom at Salix Homes, Diamond House, 2 Peel Cross Road, Salford, M5 4DT. Please contact Norman Beverley by email at norman.beverley@salixhomes.org if you require further information on travel or the meeting itself, or, wish to send apologies. However, comprehensive travel information is already on the web site. Agenda

9:30 – 10:00 – Refreshments10:00 – 10:10 – Welcome 10:10 – 10:30 –Minutes of last meeting and matters arising.10:30 – 11:00 – SPEAKER - Lynda Battarbee – North West Food bank Network Development Officer for the Trussell Trust – Presentation on how food banks work and who is using them. 11:00 – 11:15 – Questions and discussion. 11:15 – 12:30 – Around the areas – take-up, training and funding.

12:30 – 1:30 – Lunch

1:30 – 2:00 – Afternoon welcome and refreshments.2:00 – 3:00 – SPEAKERS - Jill Dearden (Training and Development Manager) and Glenys Harriman (Director) from HB Notes – Presentation on current issues around Genuine Prospect of Work and (assuming a level of knowledge of the right to reside) looking at routes to R2R sometimes not fully explored by DWP e.g. family members (and derivative rights if time). 3:00 – 3:30 – Questions and discussion.3:30 – 4:00 – Report back from the morning meeting.4:00 – 4:30 – Any Other Business/Information Exchange.

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