Welfare Benefits
From managing the financial impact of a cancer diagnosis to challenging a benefit refusal or getting expert money guidance, our specialist teams are here for you.
Explore our dedicated services below to find out how we can support you today.
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Macmillan Partnership
Citizens Advice Wigan Borough is working in partnership with Macmillan to support you if you’re diagnosed with cancer and need benefit advice.
If you’ve been diagnosed with cancer, we can help by providing free, confidential and impartial benefit advice.
We can help with:
Checking your eligibility for benefits
Form filling
Appealing benefit decisions
If you need advice, call on 01942 709709.
Benefit Appeals
At Citizens Advice Wigan Borough, our specialist welfare benefits team helps you appeal decisions for PIP, ESA, Universal Credit, and more
Our specialist team can support you every step of the way and get you all the financial support you are entitled to, including:
Mandatory Reconsiderations: Asking the DWP to look at your claim again.
Tribunal Appeals: Representing and guiding you through First-tier and Upper-tier Tribunals.
Handling complicated benefit issues and official complaints.
Moneyplan
MoneyPlan offers free financial guidance to people who may not normally be able to get professional advice.
A fully qualified volunteer Financial Adviser can give guidance by appointment, either: face to face at our Leigh office, or over the phone.
They can help with many money matters, such as:
mortgages & equity release
endowments
financial planning
pensions
tax
savings and investments
To arrange an appointment, get in touch with us