Welfare Benefits Services

The welfare benefits system is complicated. For families of a disabled or vulnerable person, complex circumstances and time pressures collide to make the world of benefits particularly difficult.

We understand that navigating what benefits you and your family are entitled to, as well as putting together what is needed to make a successful claim, is not always straightforward.

But making sure you secure the right benefits for your loved one (and yourself) is vitally important as it can have an enormous impact on the care they receive. Benefits are also linked to decisions you may wish to make about the future, for example with certain benefits being a requirement of the child being a beneficiary of a Disabled Person’s Trust.

How we can help

Our team of benefits experts have a wealth of experience in the benefits system and have worked with hundreds of individuals and families to make sure the right benefits are in place.

We can help with benefits including Disability Living Allowance (DLA), Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Attendance Allowance (AA), Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), Universal Credit, Carers Allowance, and others.

We can help in the following areas:

• Benefits reviews – a benefits ‘health check’, which is ideal for families who aren’t sure what they are entitled to and how different benefits work together
• Helping you with a benefit claim – even if you understand what benefits you are entitled to receive, putting together a claim is a difficult process. Many people find the forms daunting and rarely easy to complete. How you present the information about your unique circumstances will have a direct impact on the success of your claim
• Appeals and challenging a claim decision – if a decision has been made which you do not feel is correct we can assess your claim and manage any appeal for you

Please contact us for more information about our benefits service and for a quote for the assistance outlined above.

Our benefit experts can meet with you in our Brighton Office and for those outside the Brighton area, we are able to offer video consultations.

Supporting professionals working with disabled and vulnerable clients

The welfare benefits system is complex, not only for families, but also for the professionals supporting them. For those advising disabled or vulnerable individuals, understanding benefit entitlement and how it interacts with wider planning is essential, but often time-consuming and uncertain.

We regularly work alongside professionals who support disabled or vulnerable individuals and their families. Whether you are advising on legal, financial or care-related matters, welfare benefits are often a critical part of the overall picture.

Our specialist team provides clear, practical guidance to help you ensure your clients are receiving the correct benefits, and that decisions are made with a full understanding of how the benefits system interacts with wider planning. We also frequently help professionals taking on new cases, to unpick historical and neglected benefits issues, where a disabled person’s benefits have not been proactively managed in the past.

We work collaboratively with:

• Solicitors and legal professionals
• Financial advisers and wealth managers
• Case managers and support coordinators
• Deputies and attorneys
• Charities and not-for-profit organisations
• Care providers and education professionals

Get in touch for an informal discussion if you would like to find out how we can support you and your colleagues.