Financial and Legal Support
Welcome to the Financial Support and Legal Advice! It is dedicated to providing you with essential resources and information to help you navigate financial challenges and access legal assistance when needed. Here's what you'll find in this category:
Financial Assistance Programs: Explore programs and resources that can help you with financial support, such as government assistance, grants, and non-profit organisations.
Legal Aid Services: Access information about legal aid organisations and professionals who can provide legal guidance and support.
Housing Assistance: Explore resources related to housing support, affordable housing options, and assistance programs.
We're here to assist you in gaining control of your financial well-being and accessing legal support when necessary.
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Benefits Advice
Services
Local Welfare Provision
The Welfare Provision Team is a telephone service that can assist you if you are in a crisis with your benefits, we can contact the DWP on your behalf to try to resolve your issue, or sign post you to other agencies for specific benefits advice or guidance and if appropriate we can look at ways to support you via an assessment to see if you are el… >
Benefit Advice - Citizens Advice
Our specialist benefits staff offer help and support with appeals against benefit decisions. To get advice on this, either call us for a referral or visit our website. North Tyneside Citizens Advice are closing our face to face advice services from 19th March 2020 until further notice. This includes our North Shields and Wallsend drop-in and app… >
Universal Credit Help to Claim - Citizens Advice
Our Help to Claim service can support you in the early stages of your Universal Credit claim, from the application, through to your first payment. Help to Claim is a dedicated service from Citizens Advice. It's free, independent and confidential. Our trained advisers can help with things like how to gather evidence for your application or how to … >
Pension Wise
Pension Wise is a service from MoneyHelper, backed by government. We offer free, impartial guidance to over 50s. We’ll explain the options to take money from your pension pots. At your Pension Wise appointment our pensions specialists will explain how each option works and the other things you need to think about. They’ll also explain how each op… >
Advice, Support & Wellbeing
If you need support, or are unsure where to turn, or feel isolated, our team of skilled staff are available for 1:1 and group sessions to support you. >
Support with a Carers Assessment
Our Carers Wellbeing Workers can offer you one-to-one sessions where you can discuss your situation and explore the impact of your caring responsibilities on all aspects of your life including your health, wellbeing and finances. They will provide you with individually tailored information, advice and guidance to support you to make informed choic… >