Money Matters Benefits Benefits - For Carers Money Other Helpful Organisations

Benefits

• Benefits for people aged 50 to 59
  
• Benefits for people aged 60 to 64
  
• Benefits for people aged over 65

It is possible that you may not be claiming benefits or receiving services that you are entitled to. The organisation responsible for benefits and services is the Department for Works and Pensions. Have a look on their website to check your entitlements.

To keep up to date with the recent changes in benefits, Tameside council has produced a downloadable set of leaflets that are provided as a review of benefit issues for older people.

Benefits for Carers

There are a wide range of benefits provided by the government for 'the Carer' and the person you care for. Follow the link for a list of the main benefits specific to Carers.

Financial information for someone going into a residential or nursing home

There's financial information on permanent residence or respite care/temporary stay:

• Permanent basis
• Respite care/temporary stay

Money

The Financial Services Authority is an independent watchdog and aims to help consumers become better informed about financial matters. It can help you with matters in general. Their financial products page gives you answers to general questions on different types of financial products such as:

• Banking (including current and savings accounts)
• Collective investments (Unit Trusts, Investment Trusts, Open Ended Investment Companies)
• Getting financial advice
• Gilts
• Insurance
• ISAs
• Mortgages
• National Savings and Investments
• Pensions
• Shares

There's also information on:

• Consumer help
• Financial planning
• Firm and person check
• Shopping around
• Why financial services need to check your identity
• Your rights

The FSA does not recommend individual financial organisations. To find where these are in your area, you can use the Thomsons Directory on-line.

Silversurfers has many links to organisations that can give advice and guidance on Finance and Money matters.

Other Helpful Organisations

The following organisations (in alphabetical order) will be able to help you in the areas specified:

• Age Concern
• BBC
• CAB
• Help the Aged
• Inland Revenue
• MiNT
• Motley Fool
• Money Saving Expert
• Over 50
• RUKBA
• Tameside Pension Service Joint Team
• Senior Network
• Social Security
• Tameside Community Legal Services
• Tameside Metropoliton Borough Council
• Welfare Rights
  
  

Age Concern UK

Local address:
Age Concern (Tameside)
131 Katherine Street, Ashton-under-Lyne OL6 7AW
0161 308 5000 or Information line: 0800 00 99 66 (freephone) rachael@actameside.freeserve.co.uk

Age Concern has factsheets on benefits and money. You can also use their free information line:
0800 00 99 66, seven days a week from 7am to 7pm. For more details go to the Information Line page.

The BBC

On the BBC pensions site you can have a look at media discussion on pensions, simple guides, pension calculator, having your say and other issues.

Citizens Advice Bureau

Local address:
Citizens Advice Bureau (Tameside)
9 George Street, Ashton-under-Lyne
0161 330 2156 0161 344 2139 0161 343 1698

The Citizen's Advice Bureau offers free, confidential, impartial and independent advice in many areas, including benefits, tax and credit. Their 'A - Z pages ' can be found on CAB A - Z.

Help the Aged organisation

207-221 Pentonville Road, London N1 9UZ
020 7278 1114 020 7278 1116 info@helptheaged.org.uk
Help the Aged also have a Senior help line on 0808 800 6565 where older people can get support, such as free advice leaflets and welfare rights advice.

The Inland Revenue

• Tax issues in general
• A guide for people with savings
• What to do about tax following a death

MiNT (Money information Network Tameside)

MiNT (Money information Network Tameside) is a new collaborative of various agencies around Tameside that have joined together to help and advise people around money issues that affect people.

The Motley Fool Company

Lists several websites for financial information and money saving issues plus other useful information.

The Money Saving Expert

You'll find articles, guides and chat about the very cheapest phones, credit cards, mortgages, contact lenses and pretty much anything else as well as info on how to manage your money.

Over 50?

Read about:

• The State pension
• Your pension forecast
• Your pension options
• Entitlements in retirement
• Minimum income guarantee
• Pension credits
• Private pension forecast

Tameside Pension Service Joint Team

Contact The Tameside Pension Service Joint Team to find out more about how this newly formed team can help you find out what you are entitled to and possibly arrange a visit to talk to you about benefits.

Rukba UK

Rukba is a national charity helping people on low incomes stay independent. It can provide amongst other services, a regular extra income for life, financial help in times of crisis and help with care home fees.

The Senior Network

The Senior Networks Money Channel - pension bits has information for all pensioners whether you are receiving State pension, Occupational pension, Private pension or a combination of these.

Social Security

To speak to someone locally about benefits, money and pensions or request a claim form, you could contact Tameside Council's 'Benefits Hotline'
0161 342 3068 or your local Social Security office.

Job Centre Plus is a new service for people of working age who are claiming benefits (or looking for work). Your local Jobcentre plus centres can be found here:

Ashton-under-Lyne, 2 Booth Street OL6 7PN 0161 253 3000

Hyde, Beech House, Clarendon Street SK14 2LP 0161 253 8200

The national Social Security public enquiry office can be found at:

Department for Works and Pensions
Correspondence Unit, Room 540, The Adelphi, 1-11 John Adam Street, London WC2N 6HT
020 7712 2171 (9-5pm Mon-Fri) 020 7712 2386 https://secureonline.dwp.gov.uk/dwp-contact/ (general enquiries only).

Tameside CLS (Community Legal Services)

Amongst many other services, Tameside CLS can guide you to local organisations that can help you with advice on debt or welfare benefits?

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

Your local council has information on finances/pensions and how to manage them.

Welfare Rights Service

For information, advice and help on Social Security and council benefits.

Contact details of the nearest customer service centre to you.

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