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Turn2us has launched its second annual Benefits Awareness Month to encourage people to check their entitlement to welfare benefits using tools and information on the Turn2us website, including the Benefits Calculator.
Through the campaign, which runs from 2-30 April, Turn2us aims to:
This year, over 35 charities and advisory organisations will be supporting Turn2us on this campaign. Throughout the month, they will be spreading the word about how important it is for people to check their benefit entitlement and claim what is available to them.
Alison Taylor, Director of Turn2us said: “Many of the individuals we speak to and who have used our Turn2us service to access benefits, say that before coming to us they were simply unaware of what they were entitled to or put off from claiming by the sheer complexity of the system.
During Benefits Awareness Month we want to encourage people on low incomes to visit the Turn2us website to see what they might be entitled to in case they are missing out on vital financial support.”
Turn2us has developed a dedicated website for the Benefits Awareness Month campaign - http://www.benefitsawareness.org.uk/. This includes a 'guess-who' style game, which aims to challenge some of the stigmas and stereotypes linked to claiming benefits.
As part of our Benefits Awareness Month activities, we participated in the Guardian's live debate on 'Working for stereotyped and stigmatised groups'. This was held on Tuesday 17 April between 1.00 and 3.00 pm.
Read the highlights of this debate
New research reveals lack of awareness of available welfare support and benefits changes amongst those on low incomes
As new research uncovers low income stigmas around benefits, Turn2us launches Benefits Awareness Month, urging those in need to check entitlements
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