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To provide information and advice to Islington carers regarding their rights and entitlements to welfare benefits, to assist carers with the completion of forms and to liaise with the Welfare Rights Unit. To meet with carers either at our office or in carer's home as approriate. To undertake on-going training for this post as legislative changes take place. To provide quarterly reports to the Team Manager on attendance, uptake and matters arising form the post.
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Beneficiaries
Situation
Welfare Benefits advice and Support constitutes 70% of our work. We are severely understaffed and having a specialist worker in this field would free our other advice workers to concentrate on raising grants for respite breaks, household and disabled equipment as well as organising leisure and health-related activities for carers. We would require funding for at least 3 years: £144,974.11