What do you do?

• Help claim millions of pounds of under-claimed benefits.
• Complete all the relevant forms on behalf of clients.
• Represent clients where claims have failed.
• Operate an Advice Line: 0121 569 3158, 10am – 3:30pm Monday to Friday.

Our guarantee is that we will never make people financially worse off. Often people wrongly assume that they are not entitled to claim additional benefits, or, if they do claim they will then end up paying more money out.

This is not the case and in our experience 8 out of 10 people are not claiming the benefits they are entitled to. In fact, during this last financial year, the Welfare Rights Unit has seen in excess of 9,000 people and gained an additional £21 million of under-claimed benefits.

Who can you help?

• Older people.
• Families with children.
• People with health problems.
• Carers.
• People with mental health problems.
• People with learning disabilites.
• Those in low paid work.

Who do I contact?

Welfare Rights & Anti-Poverty Unit:
Advice Line: 0121 569 3158 Fax: 0121 569 5534
Email: neil_cox@sandwell.gov.uk

You can ask to see one of our advisers at your local Neighbourhood office.

You can also request advice or representation by using the online form.

Welfare Rights News

The new newsletter from Sandwell's Welfare Rights and Anti-Poverty Unit provides information and legislative updates as well as articles which explore welfare rights issues in more detail.

Welfare Rights News Issue 1, September 2008

If you require this newsletter in any other format, please email acs_comms@sandwell.gov.uk .