Welfare Benefits Welfare Benefits The Law Centre offers a specialist advice service on social security law and offers representation at appeal hearings. What we do We can advise on all social security law, including entitlement to benefits, backdating, suspensions & overpayments. Benefits dealt with include: Disability Living Allowance Attendance Allowance Incapacity Benefit Income Support Jobseeker's Allowance Pension Credit Universal Credit Carer's Allowance Housing Benefit Council Tax Benefit Tax Credits Industrial Injuries Benefit What we do not do We do not assist with the completion of benefit forms apart from Disability Living Allowance and Attendance Allowance. We do not have the expertise to deal with Child Support Agency queries. Advocacy and representation - What we do The Law Centre specialises in advocacy and representation. This work includes: Advocacy and representation before all Social Security Appeal Tribunals Representation before Social Security Commissioners and higher appeal courts Judicial review proceedings Complex cases referred to us by other voluntary agencies, advice services and solicitors Advice and representation on all social security law, including entitlement to all benefits (except Child Support Agency), backdating, suspensions and overpayments Representation at all appeals covering disability living allowance, attendance allowance, incapacity for work and all other benefits We will also check whether there are any benefits or tax credits you are entitled to that you are not getting Advocacy and representation - What we do not do We do not represent cases involving Interviews under Caution as this falls under Criminal Law; however, we work closely with solicitors that deal with these cases and assist with the benefits issues