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Factsheets/Leaflets

• Range of factsheets available on Support Brokerage, Paying for Community Care, Direct Payments, help with managing finances.

Electronic/Internet

•  Range of factsheets available and Ageing Well in Cheshire Booklet
• Pensionage - website with benefits information, news items, tips and live forums

Non-Specific (Library Service)

• Non mapped

Carers Centre

• Excellent range of information available at Carers website on benefits 

Spoken

• Access Teams, Contact Centre, Social Work Teams, Receptions.

Age Concern

• As well as providing a wide range of information about finances (eg welfare benefits, Mentoring Service) including links to all key agencies, there is Independent Financial Advice on Equity Release, etc.

Other Agencies

Financial Advice

• Both the Citizens Advice Bureau and Dial House (Chester)  provide excellent up to date information on dealing with finances.

East Cheshire

• Advice is available from Macclesfield Borough Council on; benefits, energy efficiency and keeping warm , grants for improving homes
• Dane Housing can open bank accounts for tenants. They can also provide advice on benefits.

Supporting People

•  A range of documents are available on the Supporting People website. Paper based documents are also available for order including Fairer Charging- Supported Housing.