BENEFIT
INFORMATION FOR PENSIONERS
Help and Support at Home
Benefits
Many people are not aware of all the benefits to which
they might be entitled. More information is available from the Department
for Work and Pensions' own website www.dwp.gov.uk
The Pension Service also have a website www.thepensionservice.gov.uk
There is also a website for information about Pension Credit www.pensioncreditinfo.gov.uk
For
Buckinghamshire residents contact:
Department for Work and Pensions
Aria House, 80 Oxford Road,
High Wycombe, Bucks,
HP11 2DN
Telephone: 01494 552500
For Slough residents contact:
Department for Work and Pensions
2A Yew Tree Road
Slough
Telephone: 01753 615600
In addition to Social Security benefits and pensions which are paid by the Department for Work and Pensions, many people are eligible for help towards their rent and council tax .To apply for Housing Benefit and/ or Council Tax Benefit contact your local Council. (South Bucks District Council for Buckinghamshire residents or Slough Borough Council for Slough residents)
For further help and advice about benefits you may like to contact :
Benefit Enquiry Line - Offers a free, confidential telephone advice and information service , about all social security benefits and how to claim them , for people with disabilities, their carers and representatives.
Telephone: Freephone 0800 88 22 00
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Are you just getting by when you could be getting more - if so we may be able to help you The Pension Service
hold benefit information days for pensioners and their carers on the Burnham Health
Centre |
Many other local organisations offer information and
advice about the benefits that are available and how to claim them. These
include:
Age Concern
Burnham Advice and Information Centre
Citizen’s Advice Bureaux
South Buckinghamshire Carers Centre
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