Coping with the economic downturn
Sources of advice and support for individuals and families on a
range of issues including money matters, employment and training
and free or low cost activities and days out.
Support
for individuals and families
Advice on benefits available from the City of London can be
found on these pages. You can make an enquiry in the following
ways:
In person
Customer Reception
Barbican Estate Office
3 Lauderdale Place
Barbican
London
EC2Y 8EN
(open 9.15am to 5.00pm Mondays to Friday)
Please bring any relevant documents, details of your reference
number or your council tax bill so that we can help you more
quickly.
Download a map of the Barbican Estate
Office (101kb)
By post
(quoting your reference number, if you have one)
Benefits Service
Customer Reception
Barbican Estate Office
3 Lauderdale Place
Barbican
London
EC2Y 8EN
By telephone / fax
(quoting your reference, if you have one)
Tel: 020 7332 3937
Fax: 020 7332 1642
By email
benefits@cityoflondon.gov.uk
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Benefits - fraud investigation
- The local authority aim to detect and prevent any fraudulent
benefit claims, stopping and reducing payment in fraudulent cases
and preventing over-payment claims.
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Welfare rights - advice
- Information and advice about entitlement to welfare benefits,
other allowances, grants and general financial difficulties.
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Welfare rights - financial advice
- The local authority benefit advisors offer benefit assessment
and provide advice about entitlement to welfare benefits to
individuals in receipt of benefit or claiming
benefit.