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Income and Benefits Guides

Below you will find guides, useful resources and information on financial issues including income and welfare benefits.

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Information and Advice Service

Providing free, independent and cofidential information and advice for people over 50.

Information Guides and Factsheets

Save energy, pay less (IG30)

More money in your pocket (IG43)

Attendance Allowance (IG49)

Pension Credit (IG50)

Getting help with debt (IG57)

Help with heating costs (FS1)

Paying for permanent residential care (FS10)

Planning for retirement: money & tax (FS12)

Housing Benefit (FS17)

State Pension (FS19)

State Pension (IG53)

Council Tax (FS21)

Council Tax Support (IG54)

Personal budgets and direct payments in adult social care (FS24)

Attendace Allowance (FS34)

Care home and your property (FS38)

Paying for care in a care home if you have partner (FS39)

Deprivation of assets in the means test for care home provision (FS40)

Paying for care & support at home (FS46)

Pension Credit (FS48)

The Social Fund, Advances of Benefit & Local Welfare Provision (FS49)

Carer's Allowance Information Guide (IG52)

Carer's Allowance Factsheet (FS55)

Benefits for people under Pension Credit age (FS56)

Paying for temporary care in a care home (FS58)

Help with health costs (FS61)

Equity release (FS65)

Challenging welfare benefit decisions (FS74)

Debt advice (FS75)

Personal Independence Payment and Disability Living Allowance (FS87)

Pension Freedom and benefits (FS91)