What We Can Help With

We offer a free and confidential welfare rights service which could help you with: 

• Housing Benefit to help pay your rent
• Council Tax rebates and discounts
• Work and the effect on benefits or Tax Credits 
• Allowances for illness, disability or caring for someone
• Benefits and credits for families, children or pensioners
• A claim or appeal about any other benefit or money problems

If we cannot help you we will do our best to find someone who can. We can arrange office appointments or surgeries in your area. If you are unable to get out, we can also arrange home visits.

For more information, or to make an appointment, contact our Welfare Rights Team on 0141 331 6665 or email welfarerights@glasgowwestha.co.uk.

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Over 75 TV Licences
From 1st August, the BBC introduced a new scheme that only offers some over 75 households a free TV Licence. To be eligible:

• As the licence holder, you must be 75 years or older
  AND
• you, or your partner living at the same address, must receive Pension Credit 

To find out if these changes will affect you get in touch with us on 0141 331 6650 or email admin@glasgowwestha.co.uk.

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Welfare Rights Surgeries
UPDATE: Our surgeries are not currently taking place but you can get in touch for welfare rights advice using the contact details above.

Our Welfare Rights Officers also hold surgeries at the following places/times. There is no need to make an appointment.

Hyndland 3rd Thurs of the Month, 10am-12pm

Blythswood Court Last Thurs of the Month, 9am-11am

St Vincent Terrace Last Tues of the Month, 9am-11am

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Drumchapel Money Advice Centre
Drumchapel Money Advice Centre is an independent money advice centre that can provide assistance to residents of the Glasgow North West area. They hold

a fortnightly surgery at our offices on a Wednesday morning which is free of charge and can assist with various issues relating to welfare rights (claims, reviews and appeal representation) and money advice issues (debt, rent arrears etc.). Contact us on 0141 331 6665 to make an appointment or for a referral via GWHA.