Direct Services

Welfare Rights and Benefits Service

FREE Independent confidential advice service on benefits, blind welfare, disability discrimination and equality issues.

Hugh Graham, our Welfare Rights and Benefits Officer, is on hand to assist you with your queries. Based in our Centre at Omagh he can be contacted on the following days:

OMAGH: Monday & Tuesday from 9.30am to 5.00pm
COLERAINE/BELFAST: Alternate Weds - 9.30am to 5.00pm
OMAGH: Thursday from 9.30am to 1.00pm

Appointment/special arrangements can be made to suit Benefit query, e.g. Form Filling, Advice and Information. Home Visits can be arranged, but 'Surgery-type' service is preferred.

Telephone Blind Centre in Omagh: 028 82 250220

Range of Benefits

Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
Attendance Allowance (AA)
Income Support (IS)
Incapacity Benefit (IB)
Working Tax Credit (WTC)
Blue Badge parking scheme

OTHER BENEFITS - with qualifications:

Vehicle tax exemption
Community Care Grant
Budgeting Loans
Crisis Loans

Half-price Concessions on Translink services

OUTREACH SERVICE can be provided with Home Visit to VIPs unable to travel to any of our Centres - especially people in Rural areas who cannot access public transport.

Welfare Rights & Benefits Service 02882 250220