Offering free,confidential,independent and impartial welfare advice to residents within the Erdington constituency. The service is based above New Heights Community Cafe at 108 Warren Farm Road, Kingstanding, and are part of the wider New Heights Project.
B – Benefit Support
R – Rights and entitlements
E – Education and effective money management
A – Advice and Advocacy
T – Training of volunteers, residents & partners
H – Housing and Health/Disability Support
E – Empowering Service
Breathe Advice and Advocacy Service have been included in the LASA advice local directory, which is a nationwide directory of local, free sources of quality advice and information on a variety of issues. Clients can search the directory by both advice area and locality and be directed to the providers website for further information on how this can be accessed. For more details see https://advicelocal.uk/
Self Help Guides (updated August 2021)
Agency Workers & Sickness Benefits
Child Disability Living Allowance
Claimant Commitment and Sanctions
Our Benefits Calculator allows you to check potential benefit entitlements. This is particularly useful if your circumstances have changed due to the pandemic. The calculator is available by clicking the link below: https://betteroffcalculator.co.uk/calculator/new/step1