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Apply for Welfare Support and Welfare

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Welfare Support - What support do you need

Support with food

Help towards energy and water payments

Who supplies your gas and electricity?

Other gas and electricity supplier

How do you pay for your gas and electricity?

Do you need help with household items?

We will only consider a claim for household items in genuine crisis. We do not replace through general wear and tear or damage and we do not provide white goods.

We can offer basic furniture items that are deemed essential requirements only for those who have been rehoused through homelessness or in an emergency as a result of a fire or flood and have no means to purchase/replace items will be considered. Please note all items supplied can be new or used but will be safe and without any risk.

Have you recently been rehoused through homelessness, domestic violence or in an emergency due to fire or flood in the last 2 months? - We will complete checks to verify the information that you have provided.

Please give full details of why you require support with household items?

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What household items do you require?

Have you made any other claims for Welfare Support in the last 12 months?

Has your income and/or outgoings changed since you last applied?

Have you tried to get any support from anywhere else?

Welfare Rights – Support, advice and guidance

Welfare Rights Service offer free, confidential, specialist advice on welfare rights for people who live in Wigan and Leigh.

The focus of our work is on income maximisation by identifying potential benefit entitlement both from the local authority and wider DWP benefits. We focus on empowering people to know and claim their benefit rights.

We can help you work out what benefits you are entitled to, assist with claim forms, and support you with appeals if you disagree with a decision.

If you need support with debt, we can refer you to Citizens Advise for support.

Welfare Rights provide

Benefit entitlement advice
Assistance completing Wigan Council and Department of Working Pensions (DWP) benefit and discount forms (except for new Universal Credit applications)
Benefit refusal advice and assistance
Guidance on how to appeal benefit decisions
Advice on money management – prioritising and budgeting
Maximising your income via a benefit check to ensure you are claiming all that you are entitled to from the Council and DWP
Face to face appointments at Wigan & Leigh Life Centres
Home visit for those who are housebound

Would you like specialist advice and support from our Welfare Rights advice team?

Advice on money management – prioritising and budgeting support

Assistance with completing DWP Benefit forms

What form do you require assitance with?

Please advise the form you require assistance with

Advice and support on a range of Welfare Benefits

Do you need support with debt management?

We will complete a referral to Citizens Advice on your behalf.

Please provide information on what support you require

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