Welfare Benefits Help
- Location: Age UK Devon
- Price: Free
Please note, this service is not available outside Age UK Devon - Head Office's catchment area.
Email: infoandadvice@ageukdevon.org.uk
Telephone: 03332 412340
We offer a free and confidential Welfare Benefits entitlement check for pensioners.
We offer a free and confidential Welfare Benefits entitlement check for pensioners. If any entitlements are identified, we can advise you on how to proceed with making applications and can offer practical support with completion of difficult and off-putting benefits forms.
In the last year (April 2022 - March 2023) we helped older people identify and apply for over £2.25 million in unclaimed benefits! This money improves quality of life, helps to maintain independence, and supports local services.
If you and your partner (if you have one) are over state pension age and concerned about making ends meet or managing with a disability or illness, please call our friendly advisors to discuss your situation. Your call is confidential, and we will not share information about you without your consent. Our Advice is Quality Assured.
Alternatively, please download and complete our Benefit Entitlement Check form below. This can be sent to us in the post to Information and Advice Service, Age UK Devon, 1 Manaton Court, Matford Business Park, Exeter, Devon, EX2 8PF or email infoandadvice@ageukdevon.org.uk
Our Information and Advice Advisors will then use the information you provide to complete an Benefit Entitlement Check and advise you of the outcome.
Download our Benefit Entitlement Check Form
Home Visits
We can sometimes offer home visits for completion of Attendance Allowance forms. All our visiting volunteers are fully trained and undertake a Disclosure and Barring Services check.
Mrs G says: 'I requested help to fill in the Attendance Allowance form and each of my phone calls was dealt with quickly, efficiently and in a very pleasant manner. When [the volunteer] arrived, she had the most lovely nature and competently tackled the numerous questions with humour and tact. The service I have received from you is faultless.'
If you are needing to complete an Attendance Allowance form yourself, please read our help sheet below.
Become a Volunteer Benefit Advocate
If you think you would like to be a volunteer for this service - we would love to hear from you. Follow the link below for more information.
https://www.ageuk.org.uk/devon/get-involved/volunteer/benefit-advocate/
Your Feedback
We are always trying to improve what we do, so we welcome your feedback at any time. To find out how you can provide us with your suggestions, click the link below to our Comments, Compliments and Complaints page. We look forward to hearing from you.
https://www.ageuk.org.uk/devon/about-us/comments-compliments--complaints/