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Renfrewshire residents can now access our free and confidential service, offering advice on benefit entitlement, assisting clients to apply for benefits, appealing benefit decisions and representation at tribunals. We also offer a debt counselling service. Staff at Advice Works can calculate if you are entitled to help with a range of benefits or tax credits.

To speak to an advisor about welfare rights issues or problems with debts contact our helpline number on Benefit and Debt helpline: 01505 381055.

Alternatively you can contact the Advice Works office for an appointment at any of our outreach locations.

• You can come into your local Advice Works office or phone for advice. Our contact details are at the bottom of this page.
• You can email a question to us using the email address below.
• You can use our online benefit calculator to see if you qualify for council tax and housing benefit.
• You can print off and complete a Benefit Check form and send it to your local Advice Works office. We will make a calculation based on the information you provided and write back to you with an answer.

Benefits check enquiry form - this online form applies to all state benefits.

Benefit calculator - this is for council tax and housing benefit only.


Download the Benefits Check Form here (pdf - 5Kb)

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You can contact us by:

We operate Drop-in services at various locations (no appointment needed). For details follow the link to benefits and debt advice under 'related content'.

For more information or an appointment at any of our outreach locations
contact our main office for further help and advice:

• email: adviceworks@renfrewshire.gov.uk
• phone: 01505 382328 - for further information or an appointment at any of our advice surgeries or 01505 381055 benefit and debt helpline
• fax: 01505 381058
• call in or write to us at:
  Renfrewshire Advice Works
  8 Collier Street
  Johnstone
  PA5 8AR

Opening times for the Advice Works service are Monday to Thursday, 8.45am - 4.45pm, and Friday, 8.45am - 3.00pm


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