Who can help advise on benefits entitlement?
There are number of places where you can get advice about benefits. Independent welfare rights advice agencies, law centres, disability organisations and some local authorities have welfare rights units. Most of these are free to everyone, apart from centrally-funded legal projects which can be means-tested and can therefore charge. They advise via telephone, drop-in sessions, appointments, outreach sessions at locations such as GP Surgeries, and/or home visits. There are also self-help guides to claiming various benefits published on the internet. Where to get help? Help finding out about one’s benefit entitlement may be obtained from a variety of sources. Sometimes more than one may need to be accessed to get the full picture. Barton Hill Advice Centre has a section on where to get help. To find your local independent advice agencies and law centres, contact Community Legal Service Direct (see website link on right) or telephone 0845 345 4 345, search in your local phone directory, l
