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Welcome to Worcestershire Joint Team

Worcestershire Joint Team is a new service, delivered by partnership working between, Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Pensions Service, Worcestershire County Council and the 6 District Councils, to the older people of Worcestershire.

The Joint Team provides a holistic financial and benefit welfare visit to our customers.

The Team can provide help and advise on a number of subjects, some of which are listed below:

Winter Fuel Payments
Attendance Allowance
Pension Credit
Social Fund
Age-Related Payments
Disability Living Allowance

Carer’s Allowance
Housing Benefit
Council Tax Benefit
Bereavement Benefit
Support for dental treatment, prescription charges, eyesight tests and other NHS charges
Undertakes Fairer Charging Financial Assessments

The aim of this service is to ensure that customers receive the money that they are entitled to.

Are you/your customer eligible for a Joint team referral?

Do you/your customer meet the following criteria:

A resident of Worcestershire
Aged 60 years or above
Enquiring about financial or benefit entitlements
Consent to having a home visit

If you/your customer comply with these statements please complete our online Benefit and Contributions Referral form.

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Verbal Consent is to be obtained from the customer, please ask the following:
This service is delivered by Worcestershire County Council, your local District Council and the DWP Pensions Service any information you give us in relation to this service will be shared between the relevant partners including the DWP are you happy for us to share your information in this way?

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