Information and Advice
Free, impartial information and advice and all the right information you need to make informed decisions on housing, benefits and other issues affecting older people.
Update
Age UK Medway are delighted to be working with our sister charity Age UK Faversham & Sittingbourne who have extended the catchment area of their Information and Advice service to reach residents of the Medway towns.
They are able to help with:
Welfare benefits
- Benefit checks
- Form filling for:
- Attendance Allowance
- Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
- Employment and Support Allowance
- Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
- Universal Credit, Job Seekers Allowance
- Carers Allowance
- Pension Credit
- State Pension
- Housing Benefit
- Council Tax Support
- Council Tax Reduction.
Housing
- Supporting people to understand and navigate the range of options available.
- Help with applying to the Housing Register.
Health and social care
- Advice on accessing social care support for both funded and self-funded clients.
- Advice on statutory rights to assessments.
- Advice on hospital discharge procedures.
Other
- Information only on Power of Attorneys / Wills (not advice or help with applications
- Help with Blue Badge and Disability Bus Pass applications
Topics not covered
- Legal advice
- Financial advice
- Immigration advice
- Neighbour disputes
- Advocacy
How to access the service:
01795 532 766 
IAenquiry@ageukfaversham.org.uk
Opening times: Monday to Friday (excluding Bank Holidays) from 9.00am - 4.00pm
Further help
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Age UK Information & Factsheets
Full information on a wide variety of topics affecting people in later life from claiming benefits to care homes.
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Age UK Benefits Calculator
Find out whether you're eligible to claim benefits from Attendance Allowance to Pension Credit using Age UK's online Benefits Calculator.
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