Welfare Benefits
It is not something most of us think about, but were you to suffer a serious personal injury which left you unable to work, how would you cope financially?
If you find yourself out of work through injury you may be entitled to claim welfare benefits.
Even if you have not been injured would you know where to get legal help if you require advice and assistance with welfare benefits entitlement?
The Department for Work and Pensions, (DWP) provides a range of welfare benefits to sick, injured and disabled people, their carers and families. Some welfare benefits are there to:-
- help injured and disabled people and their carers who are unable to work at all
- help injured and disabled people and their carers who are unable to earn as much
Click here for more information on welfare benefits available for people of working age.
The welfare benefits rules and application forms can be complicated. At PotterRees Solicitors, we have a dedicated welfare benefits supervisor who works closely with our clients after injury. We talk to clients in depth to find out about their personal circumstances and we ensure that they are claiming the welfare benefits they are entitled to.
We offer the following services:-
- advice on entitlement to welfare benefits
- obtaining relevant claim forms
- assistance completing specialist claim forms
- assistance with benefit appeals
- representation at benefit appeal tribunals, where appropriate
- assistance setting up Personal Injury Trusts to protect your benefit entitlement post settlement
The PotterRees welfare benefits supervisor is a qualified solicitor. He has been accredited by the Legal Services Commission, (LSC) to deal with welfare benefits cases at specialist level. We operate at the highest quality level under the scheme and we achieve an excellent success rate in benefits appeals.
For advice about welfare benefits please telephone Peter Renshaw on 0800 027 2557 or e-mail him at peterrenshaw@potterrees.co.uk
