Information on Benefits, Grants and Concessions from RCSSC

Benefits, Grants and Concessions

There are many statutory benefits and concessions available to people with disabilities or long term illness and conditions. Your local Social Service Team will be able to tell you whether you qualify for benefits and how to proceed.

The Richmond Community Partnership can help you to determine what benefits you are entitled to and will help you to receive them.

Help the Aged and Age Concern each produce a range of leaflets giving advice and information on a range of issues of interest to older people.
www.helptheaged.org.uk
www.ageconcern.org.uk

In addition, a number of local charitable organisations make discretionary grants to people in need. For details, click here

The Richmond Users Independent Living Scheme (RUILS) advises recipients how to manage direct payments to ensure they receive the assistance they need.

Citizens Advice Bureaux can help with form filling and can also provide advice on benefits entitlement and local grant eligibility. For a list of Citizens Advice Bureaux,

State Funded Benefits

A brief summary of financial help which is available to older people and people with disabilities
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Prescriptions ...and more

A summary of some of the health related assistance available to older and disabled people
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Richmond Users Independent Living Scheme : RUILS

Advice on Managing Direct Payments
This organisation provides people who receive direct payments from Social Services with help in managing their direct payments and finding the services they need. View Detail

Help at home ... and out and about

Some other benefits and concessions to which you may be entitled.
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Local Charities

A number of charitable trusts and funds make grants to people in need who live in the Borough of Richmond.
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