Financial assessment
The local authority benefit advisors offer benefit assessment and provide advice about entitlement to welfare benefits to individuals in receipt of benefit or claiming benefit.
Our benefit advisors will talk to you to find out about your personal circumstances to find out what benefits you could be claiming. They can also help you to fill in any forms, and can support and represent you at appeals and tribunals.
If you would like to make an appointment to see a benefit advisor, you should use the contact details above.
How much benefit can I receive before I have to pay for home care?
Please note that you qualify for the 'disabled rate of Personal Living Allowance' if you receive one of the following benefits...
- attendance Allowance
- disability Living Allowance
- long-term Incapacity Benefit
- severe Disablement Premium.
or if you...
- are Registered Blind
- have been incapable of work for 28 weeks or more
Service providers and partners
Direct Payments information through Access Team (in partnership with the Shaw Trust , Choice in Hackney and City and Hackney Carers Centre, the Children's Disability Register, and a variety of other voluntary sector organisations where we have a contract.
Referrals and accessing the service
See individual providers and partners details for referrals and access information.
Welfare rights advice
Please see the Direct Gov website benefits advice section or the entitled to website which helps you check that they are applying for any benefit that they are eligible for.
Online form: Financial assessment enquiry form
Page updated: 25 Oct 2010
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