The North Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership’s ‘Money Smart’ service, previously known as Money Matters and Welfare Reform Advice, will start on May 1.
It provides free, confidential, and impartial welfare rights advice for North Ayrshire Council housing tenants, and others who meet specific criteria.
This includes those with dependent children, a disability, or who are carers.
Debt and money advice is also available for council tenants and eligible persons receiving welfare rights advice from Money Smart.
The service helps with benefits checks, making claims, disputing benefit decisions, and appeal representation at tribunals.
It also assists with debts, affordable repayment plans, insolvency options,…