Welfare Rights Advice
Do you need advice on Social Security Benefits or Tax Credits?
Our Welfare Rights Officer is here to help you.
This is a free and confidential service.
The Welfare Rights Officer will provide a wide range of benefits advice and can help you with:
• ‘Better off’ calculations, choosing the right benefits for you
• Help you to fill in benefit claim forms
• Protect benefits you are already getting
• Help you to understand and/or deal with benefit letters
• Speak to the benefit authorities on your behalf (with your verbal or written authority)
• Appeal against and then, if required, represent you at benefit appeals or tribunals
• Refer you onto Money Advice Service if money or debt problems are identified.
Who can use our Welfare Rights service?
- People whose home is rented from Shettleston Housing Association
- People whose home is factored by Shettleston Housing Association
How do I get advice and/or make an appointment with a Welfare Rights Officer?
Contact George, our Welfare Rights Officer through any of these methods:
• Call the office on 0141 763 0511 to talk to us and/or make an appointment
• E-mail the office at: sha@shettleston.co.uk
You can only visit our office by a pre-arranged appointment