Money in Mind
Welfare Rights Advice & Employment Support Service

Money in Mind is supported by Calderdale Council, Newground Together and Santander Foundation.

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Welfare Rights Service

This is a free and confidential service, offering supportive and non-judgemental help to: 

·       Check what benefits or tax credits you may be entitled to
·       Make sure that you are claiming everything that you should be
·       Help you complete benefit forms (please note that this depends on availability)
·       Advise and represent on social security law, including entitlement, backdates, appeals and overpayments
·       Provide advice about or representation at benefits tribunals
·       Help with other related matters and refer you on to other agencies where appropriate 

This service is usually available Wednesday & Thursay, although a message can be taken at other times. 

Our welfare rights worker will make every effort to answer your enquiry as quickly as possible but there may be some delay in getting back to you during busy periods.

Contact the Healthy Minds Welfare Rights Service:
​call Billy on 01422 345154 or 07985 754944 or email billy@healthymindscalderdale.co.uk ​

The Welfare Rights service is open to anyone living in Calderdale who is experiencing emotional  distress . Other welfare advice services are available if you do not meet our criteria:

• Calderdale Citizens Advice Bureau   offers free help for patients who have been refused benefits: ESA, DLA or PIP.  Speak to your GP to be referred to this service.
• Noah's Ark Centre offers a   debt advice and money management service.
• Calderdale DART    offers advice & support for people with disabilities.  Restrictions apply - check their website.

Employment Support Service

Our employment support service is currently closed to new referrals . Please contact our main office  on 01422 345154 if you have employment support needs and we will talk through options. 
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Coronavirus And Welfare Rights 

UPDATED 21/05/2020
Please bear in mind that things are changing on a daily basis. I am confident that the information provided is correct as of the day it was last updated.
Welfare Rights Adviser,
Billy Durrant

- Job Centre Appointments  ​
- Tribunals
- Fit Notes
- PIP, ESA And Universal Credit Assessments
- Existing PIP, DLA, UC And ESA Claims
- Renewal Forms 
- DLA To PIP Transfers
- Universal Credit Claims 
-New Style ESA Claim
-New Style JSA
- Conditionality/Job Search
- Capital Limits During The Pandemic
- Statutory Sick Pay 
- Tax Credits
​- Carers Allowance 
- Pension Credits 
- Debt Recovery
​- Child Benefit
- Child Care Costs 
​- Free School Meals
- Housing Benefit
- Council Tax 
- Tenants
- Mortgages 
- Utility Bills 
- Health Costs
- Grants
​- Local Welfare
- Bank Overdrafts, Loans , Credit Cards etc. 
- Furlough 
- No Recourse To Public Funds

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Additional Information

Additional advice

• Mental Health & Debt    is a comprehensive guide produced by Money Saving Expert in conjunction with a number of mental health organisations.
• Disability Rights UK  has lots of factsheets on a wide range of benefits.
• Age UK    also has numerous factsheets covering a wide range of issues​