Financial Inclusion

NHS Tayside Directorate of Public Health (Financial inclusion and health inequalities team) in partnership with local authority Welfare Rights advice services across Tayside.

Welfare Rights services provide a free service that can help sort out a wide range of benefit, tax credit and debt problems.

Residents of Dundee, Angus and Perth who have money worries and have agreed to a referral as per the Financial Inclusion referral pathway.

For residents/patients out-with Dundee, Angus and Perthshire area, please refer to Citizens Advice Scotland: www.cas.org.uk , telephone 0800 028 1456

Patients can refer into their local Welfare Rights Team either by e-mail or phone or by using an online referral form. A professional led referral is preferable as it can help patients overcome the first step of contacting an advice service.

Angus locality - welfarerights@angus.gov.uk
or 03452 777 778 or by using the online referral form

Dundee locality - welfare.rights@dundeecity.gov.uk
or 01382 431188

Perth & Kinross locality - welfarerights@pkc.gov.uk
or 01738 476900

For staff:
Improvement Service’s short video ‘Money worries in sickness and in health’ is a useful resource:

Public Health staff can arrange awareness sessions/training for staff groups.

Printed benefit entitlement and financial inclusion resources can be made available to offer patients.

For more information on training or patient resources please contact: tay.advicecentre@nhs.scot