What is Welfare Rights Advice?

Welfare Rights Advice is information about which benefits and tax credits you can claim, and what to do if you are not happy with a benefit or tax decision.

It also provides information about how to manage money problems with things such as gas, electricity, telephone, rent, credit cards or store cards. We can also tell you about different and cheaper ways to borrow, other than using a doorstep lender.

Castle Morpeth Housing has a Welfare Rights Team that can help our residents.

How can the Welfare Rights Team help me?

They can:

• offer advice and help by telephone, email, home visit or in the Isos Housing offices
• help to increase your weekly income by checking to see if you are claiming all the benefits and tax credits you are entitled to
• help you to complete claim forms including renewal forms
• help you to appeal against benefit decisions
• give you advice about how to manage any debts you may have
• We can also give you information about other organisations that can help if you prefer

There are many benefits you may be able to claim, such as Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit, Disability Living Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance, Tax Credits and Carer's Allowance

Contact us:

If you require any information regarding benefits, tax credits or money problems please contact Phil Soden on 0191 2922648 or phil.soden@nomade5.co.uk

To download our Welfare Rights Leaflet please click on the following link:

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