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Social Care Services Publications (Welfare Rights)

Category/Title of publication About the publication. Availability
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Guide to Benefit Rates A detailed list of benefits and the rates payable. Phone the Welfare Rights Team: 0116 275 9202 Word Doc
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Guide to Social Security Benefits A general guide to benefits and tax credits. Phone the Welfare Rights Team: 0116 275 9202 Word Doc
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Attendance Allowance What is it and how to claim. Phone the Welfare Rights Team: 0116 275 9202 Word Doc
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Attendance Allowance:
Help Completing the Claim Form
Help with completing the claim forms for Attendance Allowance. Phone the Welfare Rights Team: 0116 275 9202 Word Doc
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Benefits for Carers Details the benefits you may be entitled to, how to claim them, and how to seek further advice and information. Phone the Welfare Rights Team: 0116 275 9202 Word Doc
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Benefits for Older People Details the benefits you may be entitled to, how to claim them, and how to seek further advice and information. Phone the Welfare Rights Team: 0116 275 9202 Word Doc
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Benefits for People with Disabilities at 16+ Infromation for people who have a disability who have  reached the age of 16 and how they can claim benefits in their own right. Phone the Welfare Rights Team: 0116 275 9202 Word Doc
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Changes to Income Support Rules for Lone Parents A guide for lone parents on forthcoming changes to Income Support rules and what options are open to them. Phone the Welfare Rights Team: 0116 275 9202 Word Doc
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Completing Disability Living Allowance Forms for Children under 16 A guide to help people complete DLA forms for children. Phone the Welfare Rights Team: 0116 275 9202 Word Doc
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Council Tax: Discounts, Exemptions, Reductions & Benefits A guide to tell people about Council Tax, who is entitled to claim discounts and how.
Also see: Council Tax and Benefits
Also see: Housing Benefit
Phone the Welfare Rights Team: 0116 275 9202 Word Doc
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Council Tax Non-Payment: Action that can be taken against you A guide detailing what happens if you don't pay your Council Tax. Phone the Welfare Rights Team: 0116 275 9202 Word Doc
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Disability Living Allowance What is it and how to claim. Phone the Welfare Rights Team: 0116 275 9202 Word Doc
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Disability Living Allowance:
Help Completing the Claim Form
Help with completing the claim forms for Disability Living Allowance (DLA). Phone the Welfare Rights Team: 0116 275 9202 Word Doc
PDF Doc
Disability Living Allowance: for People with Mental Health Problems
Help Completing the Claim Form
Help with completing the claim forms for Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for people with mental health problems. Phone the Welfare Rights Team: 0116 275 9202 Word Doc
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Disability Living Allowance & Attendance Allowance claims for the Terminally Ill A guide for those claiming Disability Living Allowance (DLA) or Attendance Allowance (AA) under the Special Rules. Phone the Welfare Rights Team: 0116 275 9202 Word Doc
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Funding your Permanent Residential and Nursing Care A guide for people who are in, or entering, permanent residential or nursing care. Phone the Welfare Rights Team: 0116 275 9202 Word Doc
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Incapacity Benefit A guide to tell people about Incapacity Benefit, who is entitled to claim it and how. Phone the Welfare Rights Team: 0116 275 9202 Word Doc
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Incapacity Benefit: Appealing Against a Decision to Stop Benefit Help with appealing against an Incapacity Benefit decision. Phone the Welfare Rights Team: 0116 275 9202 Word Doc
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Moving into Work: A guide for People with a Disability A Guide for people with a disability or who have been unable to work because of illness and are considering starting work. Phone the Welfare Rights Team: 0116 275 9202 Word Doc
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State Pension Credit What is it and how to claim. Phone the Welfare Rights Team: 0116 275 9202 Word Doc
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Working Tax and Child Tax Credits A guide to tax credits and how to claim. Phone the Welfare Rights Team: 0116 275 9202 Word Doc
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further information

Contact: Adult Social Care Service
Telephone: 0116 305 7404
E-mail: adultsocialcare@leics.gov.uk
Last Updated:
1 September 2008
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