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Sandwell Homes Ltd
Sandwell Road
West Bromwich
Sandwell
West Midlands
B70 8TQ
Tel: 0121 569 6500
Fax: 0121 569 6015
Minicom: 0121 569 5047
Text: 07800 140 065 |
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Benefits Advice and Welfare Rights Unit
It is important that you make sure you are receiving all the benefits you are entitled to. Sandwell Council’s Welfare Rights Unit is available to help all residents whatever their age and can give advice on all benefits.
The Unit has helped customers claim millions of pounds of under-claimed benefit each year. The Welfare Rights team will complete all the relevant forms on behalf of clients and represent clients where claims fail. Home visits can be arranged or clients can make an appointment to see a Welfare Rights Adviser at one of the Neighbourhood Offices.
The service is available for older people, families with children, people with learning disabilities, carers, people with mental health problems and those in low paid work.
Many people are unaware of their correct benefit entitlement and statistics show as many as 8 out of 10 people are under-claiming benefits. In 2006/07 over 9000 people received help from the service and in excess of £21 million in unclaimed benefits were obtained.
Often people wrongly assume that they are not entitled to claim additional benefits, or, if they do claim, they will end up paying more money out. This is not the case, we guarantee we will never make people financially worse off.
If you or a member of your family are experiencing financial difficulties or have an illness or disability, then do please ring the Advice Line on 0121 569 3158 (or call into your local Sandwell Homes Neighbourhood office) and discuss your individual circumstances with one of the Welfare Rights Team.
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