21.03.18
Renaissance Legal, specialists in legal advice to families and carers of disabled and vulnerable people, has announced the launch of a new service offering.
The Brighton-based team welcome benefits experts Jayne Knights and Amy Swinnerton to its growing team, who will be offering both existing and new clients of the firm advice on benefits eligibility, claims and appeals.
The new benefits offering builds on Renaissance Legal’s reputation for providing clear, transparent advice to families of disabled and vulnerable people, helping them understand their options and access truly specialist advice.
Over the past few years, the award-winning team has worked increasingly in collaboration with a network of other professionals for the benefit of its clients, and the new benefits service is in response to demands from clients for help in this area.
Philip Warford, Managing Director, said: “We take great care to signpost our clients to the very best specialists, who we trust to provide families with the right advice, delivered with care. The launch of our new benefits service is a natural extension to our core legal practice. We are excited to have Jayne and Amy join our team and know their expertise will be of enormous value to the clients we support”.
Jayne and Amy join the firm as Consultants on 1 April 2018 and will see clients in the firm’s central Brighton offices, as well as offering home visits in Brighton and Hove.
Jayne Knights said:
“Amy and I are passionate about demystifying benefits, and with changes in the system, the need for advice and support is greater than ever. Working under the Renaissance Legal brand was a natural fit for us, as the clients they work with often have complicated circumstances where it’s vital that they are signposted to the benefits they are entitled to and supported through the process”.
Amy and Jayne can be contacted at the firm’s Brighton office, and by email: [email protected]
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My son is in receipt of PIP and ESA/UC and has received a financial assessment from the local authority showing a maximum weekly community contribution.
The local authority invoices the community contribution when my son attends a care service.
The local authority has made a payment for respite to my wife and me. The payment was made after a deduction for a separate respite contribution. The weekly community contribution was not invoiced by the local authority and this was deducted from the respite payment. The local authority has advised that I should pay this deduction into the respite funds.
Please will you let me know whether the local authority is entitled to make two deductions as I consider that this would reduce my sons income below the minimum income guarantee?
Dear Michael, many thanks for your question. Our specialist team will reach out to you separately about this enquiry.