Money Matters has had a dedicated Welfare Rights Officer providing advice in North Ayrshire secondary schools since 2021.
The service has been a huge success and has put more than £1m into the bank accounts of families during this time.
The project is now expanding, with an additional two Welfare Rights Officers joining the team. This will enable the team to offer advice to all parents / carers with children in any education establishment, including early years, primary and secondary.
The three Welfare Rights Officers will be split across the localities and referrals can be made direct to the officer by phone, email or ‘contact us’ form.
If you or your team work directly with school age children / families and you’d like to find out more about the service, or if you wish the Welfare Rights Officer to come along to your team meeting to discuss what they can offer, please contact welfarerightsinschools@north-ayrshire.gov.uk
Watch the video below to hear from Council Welfare Rights Officer Audrey Ritchie – who has helped to put £1Million into parents bank accounts by working in secondary schools to help families claim welfare benefits they are entitled to.