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Advice and benefits

Benefit from some good advice

This campaign, to ensure that residents in Medway receive the financial support to which they are entitled, starts in January.

The campaign will run from Monday, 17 January until Friday, 11 February with advice desks at various places throughout Medway, including the Pentagon Shopping Centre in Chatham, where staff will be in the centre to help from Monday, 17 January to Thursday, 20 January.

Staff from Medway Revenues and Benefits Service and the Welfare Benefits unit, assisted by the Pension Service, the Kent Benefits Partnership and voluntary organisations will be able to tell people whether they qualify for housing, council tax, work, pension or care benefits.

Earlier this year a similar campaign helped people to collect more than £261,000 in unclaimed benefits.

Take advantage of the help and advice available to ensure that you're not missing out on money.

If you've never claimed benefits or have been turned down in the past, or maybe you are thinking of returning to work but wondering how you will cope. The message is that you have nothing to lose but potentially money to gain.

If you want help to find out what you are entitled to this campaign can help you. See the timetable below detailing the surgeries being run between Monday, 17 January and Friday, 11 February for advice on a range of benefits.

Benefits take up campaign

Date Venue Times
Monday, 17 January 2011 Pentagon Shopping centre 10am to 4pm
Tuesday, 18 January 2011 Pentagon Shopping Centre 10am to 4pm
Wednesday, 19 January 2011  Pentagon Shopping Centre 10am to 4pm
Thursday, 20 January 2011  Pentagon Shopping Centre 10am to 4pm
Tuesday, 25 January 2011 Rainham Healthy Living Centre 8.30am to 12noon
Friday, 28 January 2011 Parkwood Healthy Living Centre 9am to 2pm
Tuesday, 1 February 2011 Drop In- The Delce Rochester 9am to 11am
Thursday, 3 February 2011 Apni Haweli Day Centre 11am to 2pm
Tuesday, 8 February 2011 Medway Hospital, Gillingham (main entrance) 10am to 3pm
Wednesday, 9 February 2011 Welcome Day Centre, Chatham 11am to 12.30pm

 

If you would like to claim housing or council tax benefit then you will need to complete an application form:

It is important to return the form as soon as possible as benefit will usually be paid from the Monday after we receive your application.

You will also need to provide evidence of your income, savings and rent.

Do not wait until you have all the proof asked for on the form; this can be sent separately.

 

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For more information contact us by telephone: 01634 306000 or by email: info@medway.gov.uk

Write to: Medway Council, Gun Wharf, Dock Road, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TR

 

 

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