BROMLEY: Free advice to help fight for missed benefits (From News Shopper)
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BROMLEY: Free advice to help fight for missed benefits
7:45am Wednesday 17th March 2010 in
THREE major organisations have joined forces to offer free advice in the battle to get elderly people the benefits they deserve.
Age Concern Bromley, Bromley Council and Bromley Citizens Advice Bureau say they want to make sure older people in the borough get the right advice if they think they might be missing out on benefits.
The local authority’s executive councillor for adult and community services, Graham Arthur said: “Safeguarding adults is a priority for us.
“This is about older people getting the right advice, from a reputable source with the peace of mind there won’t be a hidden charge.”
Age Concern Bromley chief executive, Maureen Falloon, added: “Last year we increased older people income through benefit claims totalling £751,849.”
Anyone wanting help should call Age Concern Bromley on 020 8315 1850 or Citizens Advice Bureau on 020 8315 1940.
Comments(2)
It's Me again !
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1:41pm Wed 17 Mar 10
MB wrote:Read it properly before making a silly comment MB, This is for the elderly so yes 99.9% of them will deserve this money as they will have paid tax and NI for most of their lives
The phrase "benefits they deserve" makes me see red. It's fine to offer help to people who are unable to deal with complicated forms and who really need help, but we can't afford to push benefits to people who don't need them just because they "deserve" them. With the elections coming up there are already enough politicians trying to buy votes by telling people what benefits they could claim. We'll need to keep in mind that one day we, or our children, will need to pay the bill for this.
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10:47am Wed 17 Mar 10