Help & Advice Useful Services Benefits & Financial Advice National GOV.UK The GOV website provides information and guidance on all types of benefits and financial support. You can use it to check your eligibility and how to claim for benefits. Click here to visit website. GOV.UK Appointeeship Information on becoming an appointee for someone claiming benefits. Click here to visit website. GOV.UK - Prove you qualify for child benefit Click here to visit website. Benefits and Work Provides guides, information and advice on a range of benefit claims including PIP, DLA, UC, ESA and more. As well as a benefits calculator and eligibility checker. Click here to visit website. Citizens Advice Citizens Advice offers a range of advice and guidance on benefits, work, debt, money, housing, family, laws & courts, immigration and health. Click here to visit website. CAP UK If you need help with money, whether that's help to get out of debt, find a job or gain vital life skills, Christians Against Poverty provides a range of free services across the UK through local churches. Click here to visit website. Cerebra Cerebra provides a step-by-step guide for filling out a DLA form. It also offers advice on how to appeal if you are unhappy with the decision. Click here to visit website and get a free guide. Disability Law Service Provides free legal advice to people with disabilities and their carers to ensure that they have access to their rights and justice. Advice on community care, employment, housing, and welfare benefits. Click here to visit website. Disability Rights UK Disability Rights UK offers factsheets relating to benefits, education, equality, hate crime, independent living and personal budget. They also have a Disabled Students Helpline. Click here to visit website. Disability Service Centre Get advice or information about a claim you’ve already made for Disability Living Allowance, Attendance Allowance or Personal Independence Payment. Click here to visit website. Inclusion London Online chatbot service to assist you with Disability Related Expenditure claims and help reduce your social care charges. Click here to visit website. Money Helper Money Helper provides free and impartial financial advice. Their website offers guidance on general money matters, benefits and debt. Click here to visit website. Turn 2 Us Their Find an Adviser tool allows you to search for sources of information and advice on benefits, housing, jobs, legal issues and other practical help. Click here to visit website. Tax Aid Tax Aid supports anyone with a tax problem that cannot be resolved by the HMRC. The charity helps people on low incomes to understand the tax system, how to pay the right amount of tax and resolve crises when things go wrong. Click here to visit website. Tax Credit Casualties Provide information and guidance for challenging tax overpayments as well as sample letters. Click here to visit website. Essex Colchester Financial and Employment Support Team Offers confidential and impartial advice on entitlement to a range of welfare benefits, support completing benefit claim forms or making appeals. Help with access to discretionary funds that could be of assistance to those in hardship. Click here to visit website. DIAL South Essex DIAL can help you find out your entitlement to welfare benefits and complete application forms. Click here to visit website. Families in Focus Their Family Support Advisers can assist you in obtaining disability benefits as well as preparation and support with appeals and tribunals. Click here to visit website. Nucleus Nucleus offers free benefits, debt, housing and employment law advice. Click here to visit website. SEND The Right Message Offers free benefits support for families with a Southend postcode that has a child or young person with Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND). You can still apply for support if you are outside of the area, but there is a charge of £25. Click here to visit website. Norfolk ASD Helping Hands Provide a Disability Benefits Form Completion and Appeals Assistance Service. Assists with DLA, PIP, Carers Allowance and Attendance Allowance. Click here to visit website. MAP (Young People) Can advise on your benefit entitlements, provide help with form filling and appealing decisions if you’ve been turned down, support you with complaints procedures or appeals, as well as attend important meetings with you. They also offer money ‘health checks’, help you open bank accounts, budget, prioritise your debts and can talk to your creditors. Click here to visit website. Norfolk Community Law Service Provide an advice and advocacy service for clients with welfare rights issues once they reach the appeal or tribunal stage. They are able to help with all types of benefits. Click here to visit website. Norfolk County Council If you receive a social care package from NCC or are a care leaver, you can contact their Welfare Rights Unit for benefits advice. They offer free specialist help and advice over the phone, or face-to-face in your own home if you prefer. Click here to visit website. Manage Cookie Preferences