Get a Benefit Check

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Staff at Advice Works can calculate if you are entitled to help with a range of benefits or tax credits.

• 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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Paisley Advice Works:
email: adviceworks@renfrewshire.gov.uk
telephone: 0141 887 7632
fax: 0141 889 0057
call in or write to us at: Advice Works, 42 High Street, Paisley PA1 2DQ

Renfrew Advice Works:
email: adviceworks@renfrewshire.gov.uk
telephone: 0141 885 1188
fax: 0141 886 5566
call in our write to us at: Advice Works, 7 Dunlop Crescent, Renfrew PA4 8PQ

Johnstone Advice Works:
email: adviceworks@renfrewshire.gov.uk
telephone: 01505 382328
fax: 01505 381058
call in or write to us at: Advice Works, 8 Collier Street, Johnstone PA5 8AR

Our opening times are:

Monday 10.00 - 4.45pm
Tuesday to Thursday 8.45 - 4.45pm
Friday 8.45 - 3.55pm

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