£3m claimed last year in unclaimed benefits

By The Newsroom
Published 27th Oct 2021, 14:12 BST
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Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has acknowledged her Department’s ‘Make the Call’ service which last year supported almost 700 people in the Mid Ulster council area in accessing almost £3m in unclaimed benefits.

The overall figures for 2020/21 show that people who ‘Made the Call’ became £90 better off per week, on average with almost 9000 accessing almost £42m in unclaimed benefits across Northern Ireland..

The ‘Make the Call’ service supports people in accessing benefits, services and supports to which they are entitled but have not been claiming.