Angus Council

Angus Council Welfare Rights Service

The Angus Council Welfare Rights Team provides a free, confidential, benefit and debt advice service to anyone living in the Angus Council area.  This includes the following:

  • Benefit entitlement checks and income maximisation covering all UK and Scottish benefits

  • Claims advice and assistance including form filling

  • Challenges to benefit decisions including appeals representation if appropriate

  • Dedicated Macmillan worker to assist anyone on a cancer journey or their families

  • Council Tax issues and advice

  • Debt advice – comprehensive debt advice service including all statutory debt options

  • Housing debt

Contact details

Online referral form: www.angus.gov.uk/welfarerights

Text: text Angus to 60040 (standard SMS charges apply)

Telephone: Access Line phone 03542 777 778

Facebook: Search ‘Angus Council Welfare Rights’

Web site: www.angus.gov.uk/bma

12.07.2022