A SPECIALIST welfare advice worker appointed to work on an Atherton estate has identified a small fortune in unclaimed benefits.
Sarah Hunt offers free and confidential advice to people living on the Hag Fold estate, covering everything residents might need to know about benefit related issues.
Chair of Atherton Building Communities Cllr Sue Loudon said: "Since April this year, more than £116,000 of unclaimed benefits has been identified, while the total unclaimed benefits identified since the project began stands at just under £2 million."
For further information residents can call an advice line on 01942 324851.
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