Money and benefits advice
If you live in Aberdeenshire our Money Advice and Welfare Rights Team can provide free, impartial and confidential advice. Our team can help you to:
- complete benefit claim forms
- challenge a benefit decision you disagree with
- deal with some low level debts
- recommend other organisations and agencies that can also help you
What benefits you can get
You can use independent calculators to check what benefits you could get.
Help with cost of living
You can get help with the cost of living including advice and support covering:
- Benefits
- Bills
- Income
- Energy
- Grants and funding
Request further advice
If you would like to receive support please complete our referral form, and one of our advisers will call you.
View the money advice privacy notice (PDF 287KB).
Tackling poverty and inequalities
You can also find information on Tackling Poverty and Inequalities on our Aberdeenshire Community Planning Partnership website. Here you can find advice and support on money worries, as well as information on how to join the Tackling Poverty and Inequalities Lived Experience Forum. This forum gives low income families the chance to have their voices heard within the council.