The welfare rights unit
The Welfare Rights Unit is part of the London Borough of Havering’s Adult Social Services Department. It is our brief to advise residents of the borough with information on how to maximise their income and sign post them towards other services that they may find beneficial. We work in partnership with the Pension Service and have close working links with other agencies in the borough.
How to Contact Us
In person
The Public Advice and Service Centre
Liberty Shopping Centre,
Romford
RM1 3RL
The second and fourth Thursday of the month between 9am and 1 pm.
By email
Email welfarerightsunit@havering.gov.uk
By telephone
01708 434444
This is an answer machine please leave your name and daytime telephone number, one of our officers will call you back.
Advice
We are able to offer advice on all types of Benefits and Allowances these include:
- Income Support
- Job Seekers Allowance
- Tax Credits
- Pension Credit
- Personal Independence Payments and/or Disability Living Allowance
- Attendance Allowance
We can provide guidance and advice on:
- Residential Care Fees
- Social Service Charges for non-residential care services
Documents
We have also put together guides relating to some of the above benefits:
- Universal Credit
- Disability Living Allowance, Personal Independence Payment and Attendance Allowance
- Attendance Allowance
- Attendance Allowance for people with sight loss
- Personal Independence Payment
- Carers Allowance
- Benefits and Tax Credits for people with disabilities and their carers
- Disability Living Allowance for children under the age of 16
- Employment and Support Allowance
- Tax Credits
- Benefits for people living with dementia over state pension age
- Benefits for people living with dementia under state pension age