While hunting for an alternative to the 0845 6088578 number given for St Austell BDC Jobcentre Plus, I came across this web site which while has produced some other useful numbers for me, I could not find one for the aforementioned number.

I tried hunting for St Austell BDC, Austell BDC, Jobcentre Breakwater, 0845 6088578, 08456088578, 0845 608 8579 and 08456 088579 using goggle but no luck. Also tried hunting through the DWP web site but could not find anything.

The Address is:

St Austell BDC
Jobcentre Plus
Breakwater Road
Plymouth
PL95 8BN

Many thanks for any replies,

G

Dave,

Thanks for your reply.

Yes, I can confirm that is the address as given on the letter I received today.

Verbatim from the letter:

Our Address;

St Austell BDC
Jobcentre Plus
Breakwater Road
Plymouth
PL95 8BN

Our phone number;

0845 6088578

If you have a textphone;

0845 6088596

Signatory on letter;

Mary Gunn
Manager

Regards,

G

PL95 8B~ seem to be all the JobCentre ones.
Sorry, and much of PL95 8A~ and PL95 8D~
So, yes, a bulk-mail handling code for all the "separate" Job Centres.

Breakwater Rd    Pomphlett Plymouth   PL9 7**       (From Autoroute)

Or

BREAKWATER ROAD PLYMSTOCK PLYMOUTH DEVON PL9 7HJ   (from 192)
which has a code of 01752

Looked on map for both areas
Either could be correct. Pomphlett Rd runs  into Breakwater Rd

BDC? Benefit Distribution Centre?
Which may explain the twenty-five BDC offices based in Breakwater Road. (PL95 8AA to PL95 8DD - not consecutive)

Going by a job advertisement, the St Austell Benefit Delivery Centre seems to be actually in St Austell: http://jobs.thisiscornwall.co.uk/cgi-bin/advsearch?search_emp_mkt_cd=SE

Benefit Delivery Officers
Location:St Austell, Pl25 4bx St Austell Benefit Delivery Centre Jobcentre Plus is an agency of DWP  To request an application pack please call 0845 8500456 quoting reference 7542956 and postcode PL25 4BX.

Searching for the PL25 4BX postcode yields the following address (albeit no phone number):

SOCIAL SECURITY
20 CARLYON HOUSE
CARLYON ROAD
ST AUSTELL
PL254BX

I think the Breakwater Rd, Plymouth, address on their letterhead started us on the wrong tack, it is probably just a bulk mail reception faciility.

The St Austell Jobcentre Plus is at 17 South St, PL25 5TY which is only 0.18 mile from the Carlyon Rd address. It is possible that they share the same switchboard. The number for the Jobcentre Plus is 01726 294 000. Try it  and let us know how you got on.

Quote:


fyi - her full title is:

Mary Gunn, Programme Manager, Cornwall Employment Service/Job Centre plus

Just tried the 01726 294 000 and asked for Mary Gunn, making no reference to BDC.

The woman who answered responed with:

Mary Gunn is at the BDC and this is the Jobcentre. You will have to ring 0845 6088578.

I asked to be transferred through, and she replied that this can not be done and that the only way is to ring the number 0845 6088578 which is at local rates.

So, no luck there.

G