{"id":703,"date":"2022-11-30T16:21:21","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T16:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/colquhounparkearlyyearscentre\/?p=703"},"modified":"2022-11-30T16:21:21","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T16:21:21","slug":"east-dunbartonshire-income-maximisation-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/colquhounparkearlyyearscentre\/2022\/11\/30\/east-dunbartonshire-income-maximisation-service\/","title":{"rendered":"East Dunbartonshire Income Maximisation Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-704 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/public\/colquhounparkearlyyearscentre\/uploads\/sites\/3841\/2022\/11\/30161929\/imax-poster-for-social-media-215x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"215\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/public\/colquhounparkearlyyearscentre\/uploads\/sites\/3841\/2022\/11\/30161929\/imax-poster-for-social-media-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/public\/colquhounparkearlyyearscentre\/uploads\/sites\/3841\/2022\/11\/30161929\/imax-poster-for-social-media-732x1024.jpg 732w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/public\/colquhounparkearlyyearscentre\/uploads\/sites\/3841\/2022\/11\/30161929\/imax-poster-for-social-media-768x1074.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/public\/colquhounparkearlyyearscentre\/uploads\/sites\/3841\/2022\/11\/30161929\/imax-poster-for-social-media.jpg 901w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">East Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) recognise the public and social health issues associated with poverty and the effect that poverty can have on health outcomes for individuals and families.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The East Dunbartonshire Income Maximisation Service is available to all East Dunbartonshire residents and provides free confidential advice if you are experiencing any financial worries or hardships.<\/p>\n<p>The Income Maximisation Service has resulted in over \u00a33,000,000 annually for East Dunbartonshire residents in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>The East Dunbartonshire Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) has been commissioned to provide the Income Maximisation Service and give\u00a0support and advice on a wide range of issues including\u00a0<strong>form completion<\/strong>\u00a0and:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kinship Care<\/li>\n<li>Money Advice<\/li>\n<li>Universal Credit<\/li>\n<li>Power of Attorney<\/li>\n<li>General Advice<\/li>\n<li>Consumer Debt<\/li>\n<li>Housing (mortgage, rent arrears)<\/li>\n<li>Utilities (gas, electricity, telephone)<\/li>\n<li>Benefit Overpayment\/ Fraud<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>How to Refer:<\/p>\n<p>Scan here to download referral form to self-refer to Income Maximisation Service:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/HSCP\/qr_code.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/HSCP\/qr_code.png\" alt=\"QR code\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; East Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) recognise the public and social health issues associated with poverty and the effect that poverty can have on health outcomes for individuals and families. 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